Some key traits of generative AI bear a striking similarity to autism spectrum disorder. Why does this matter?
Is AI on the Spectrum? Exploring the Parallels Between Artificial Intelligence and Autism Spectrum Disorder
An in-depth analysis of the similarities between AI behaviors and traits observed in Autism Spectrum Disorder, and how AI is being utilized in autism research and support.
Are AI Models on the Autism Spectrum? Exploring the Parallels
Large language models are celebrated for their ability to process information quickly and generate human-like responses. However, they…
Why “Autism Is Not A Spectrum” – But Not For the Reasons You May Have Heard
By Dr Chloe Farahar | Autistic Researcher, Project Manager for Learning Disability and Autism at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, and Founder of Aucademy CIC The Spectrum Was Never Fit For …
What the Studies Say About How AI Affects Your Brain: A (Very Big) Compilation
The entire literature clearly points to a single surprising finding
Welcome: Mapping the Architecture of Autistic Cognition
Most people experience their minds as opaque.
AI is An Ideology, Not A Technology
At its core, "artificial intelligence" is a perilous belief that fails to recognize the agency of humans.
AI That Evolves in the Wild | Edge.org
I’m interested not in domesticated AI—the stuff that people are trying to sell. I'm interested in wild AI—AI that evolves in the wild. I’m a naturalist, so that’s the interesting thing to me. Thirty-four years ago there was a meeting just like this in which Stanislaw Ulam said to everybody in the room—they’re all mathematicians—"What makes you so sure that mathematical logic corresponds to the way we think?" It’s a higher-level symptom. It’s not how the brain works. All those guys knew fully well that the brain was not fundamentally logical.
Avoiding Ableist Language: Suggestions for Autism Researchers - Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Steven K. Kapp, Jessica Nina Lester, Noah J. Sasson, Brittany N. Hand, 2021
In this commentary, we describe how language used to communicate about autism within much of autism research can reflect and perpetuate ableist ideologies (i.e....
The abstraction you didn't ask for
When I say 'generative AI isn't going away,' people hear 'and you have to like it.' You don't, and you might be right not to. But the is-ought divide here is real and we should all be preparing for both outcomes.
The People Who Will Thrive in the AI Age
What will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.
Study: Sycophantic AI can undermine human judgment
Subjects who interacted with AI tools were more likely to think they were right, less likely to resolve conflicts.
When we make AI agents, are they becoming more like us ? Or us more like them ? All artificial agents are hybrid by design because they contain biomimetic cognitive abilities baked in by their Geppetto Check out our new preprint with Shaun Gallagher 😎 osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/te9r4_v1
It feels like nearly every dev talking about AI is either: a maximalist – Font of hype and boosterism. Manic energy on building. Signs of AI psychosis. a skeptic – Depressed by the torrent of slop and disappearance of craft. Waiting for the industry to implode when token prices skyrocket.
AI* psychosis/therapy/companions/sycophancy
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
As people turn to AI for spiritual guidance, experts warn of emotional dependency
China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
How deep do AI relationships really go? An expert in attachment theory explains
How AI Chatbots Are 'Deskilling' Human Empathy
Are Chatbots Harming Our Relationships? | KQED
ChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror
