Artificial Intelligence

A recent study challenges the belief that intelligent people think faster, finding that individuals with higher problem-solving abilities actually took more time to solve difficult tasks compared to those with lower abilities. The research suggests that synchronization between brain regions...

A series of psychological experiments has shown that people's treatment of machines differs from their treatment of humans, which influences the establishment of trust within human-machine collectives. The new findings provide insights into the dynamics of human-bot interactions and have...

New research sheds light on the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards AI-led interventions and identifies potential barriers to the implementation of AI in the field of sexual and reproductive health services. While there was recognition of the potential benefits of...

Increasingly, social robots are being used for support in educational contexts. But does the sound of a social robot affect how well they perform, especially when dealing with teams of humans? Teamwork is a key factor in human creativity, boosting collaboration and...

New research sheds light on how much people conform to information given by a human compared to information given by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent. Results showed that participants conformed more to information given by an AI in counting tasks...

A recent study examined how social anxiety, loneliness, and rumination contribute to the problematic use of conversational artificial intelligence agents. Results showed that persons high in social anxiety are more likely to feel lonely and engage in ruminative thought patterns....

A new study in Denmark used machine learning techniques on photographs of faces of Danish politicians to predict whether their political ideology is left- or right-wing. The accuracy of predictions was 61%. Faces of right-wing politicians were more likely to...

Neuroscientists have discovered that the human brain can detect AI-generated deepfake images better than chance, even when individuals cannot verbally identify which images are real and which are fake. The findings, published in Vision Research, indicate that the brain has...

New research published in Scientific Reports provides insight into how artificial intelligence can impact human communication. The findings indicate that people tend to use more positive language and perceive each other more positively when using an AI-based chat tool. However,...

The technology to decode our thoughts is drawing ever closer. Neuroscientists at the University of Texas have for the first time decoded data from non-invasive brain scans and used them to reconstruct language and meaning from stories that people hear,...

A series of four experiments has revealed that the same artwork is preferred less and perceived as less creative and awe-inducing when participants are told that it is made by artificial intelligence (AI). These effects were stronger among individuals who...