Artificial Intelligence

Most people struggle to tell real faces from computer-generated ones. However, a British Journal of Psychology study provides evidence that highly skilled face recognizers have a slight advantage because they subconsciously detect unnatural facial averageness.

New research published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science suggests that knowing whether a therapist is human or an artificial intelligence completely changes how people rate the empathy and professionalism of a mental health conversation.

A new study suggests true AI neutrality is impossible. By analyzing how models describe political figures, scientists discovered that these systems align with the cultural and political values of their developers, often mirroring the worldview of their origin.

A review of Danish medical records indicates that interacting with conversational artificial intelligence can reinforce delusions and worsen psychiatric symptoms. Researchers warn that these agreeable digital tools pose a clear risk to vulnerable patients.

A new study reveals that cultural background, technical skills, and personality traits are closely tied to how individuals perceive the impact of artificial intelligence on their overall well-being.

When a robot has eyes, humans are far more likely to believe it can think and feel. Recent research provides evidence that this single facial feature automatically tricks our brains into seeing a conscious artificial mind.

A new study reveals a hidden cost to creative automation. When viewers think an artwork was created by artificial intelligence, they feel less awe, which in turn stifles their empathy for the people depicted in the piece.

Researchers found that ChatGPT can craft empathetic weight-loss advice that is difficult to distinguish from human coaching. Participants rated the AI’s revised messages as highly helpful.

A Japanese research team has developed YORU, an AI tool that detects animal social behaviors as distinct visual objects. This open-source software allows biologists to trigger real-time neural responses in millisecond timeframes.

New research suggests that labeling artwork as AI-created diminishes how viewers perceive its beauty and meaning. This bias appears to influence even basic visual processing.

A new field experiment in a real workplace shows that generative AI can improve employee creativity, but only for workers who actively monitor and manage their own thinking processes.

Human attraction to fictional characters may follow the same evolutionary rules as real-life dating. A study of anime fans found that "waifus" and "husbandos" are selected based on physical and emotional traits that mirror real-world mate selection strategies.

Thinking of using ChatGPT to write your Valentine’s Day card? A new study suggests you might want to reconsider. Researchers found that outsourcing heartfelt messages to AI creates a “psychological cost.”

A new study shows that AI approaches strategic games with a hyper-rationality humans lack. However, these models surprisingly fail to identify simple dominant strategies, highlighting a fundamental difference in cognition.

Outsourcing your thinking to AI might be eroding your ability to reason. A new commentary warns that "cognitive debt" poses a critical threat to science, suggesting that bypassing mental struggle could stunt future human capabilities.