Devastating to a lot of overclaims about AI as scientist.
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GPT-2 fears reminiscent of boy who cried wolf
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they were terrified of GPT-2. definitely into boy who cried wolf territory.
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Stanford HAI and AI4MH explore responsible AI for youth mental health
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Last week, @StanfordHAI & AI4MH's 2026 symposium explored responsible AI adoption in mental health. CA Assembly Member @AsmMiaBonta stressed the need to protect youth as they turn to chatbots & other AI tools for mental health challenges. Full session https://
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Need for sustainable scaling and governance in AI self-improvement transition
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The critical transition is from teleop-trained to self-improving systems. Many organizations miss the need for sustainable scaling strategies to support this leap. It's not just about the technology, but the governance frameworks to manage 'dangerous, valuable' AI responsibly.
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Use AI to think, not to skip thinking, says MIT Media Lab
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9/ The fix is not to stop using AI. It is to make it explain how it got there, and to decide for yourself before you look. Use it to think. Not to skip thinking. Source: MIT Media Lab, presented at CHI 2026.
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AI crutches feel faster but dull your sharpness
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8/ Almost every AI product is built to be the crutch. It feels faster. People like it more. It hands you the answer. The version that keeps you sharp is the one that feels slower, and almost nobody ships it.
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Pew: One in five US teens get news from AI chatbots
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6/ Here is who is doing it. Pew found one in five US teens now get their news from ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. The people still forming their instincts about truth are handing those instincts to a model.
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AI erodes your sense of truth, like GPS does for navigation
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5/ The researchers compared it to GPS. Follow turn by turn directions for a year and you can still reach any address. You also lose the ability to find your way without them. AI does that to your sense of what is true.
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AI reliance weekly weakens judgment, gap visible without it
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4/ Every week of leaning on the AI, their own judgment got weaker, and they could not feel it, because the AI kept covering the gap. Take the AI away and the gap is suddenly visible.
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AI improves fake news detection 21%, but feeling smarter is a trap
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2/ With the AI, people got 21% better at catching fake news. The chatbot worked. In the moment, it was a sharp lie detector. Everyone felt smarter. That feeling is the trap.