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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > how-writing-works > 202608 > four-ways-to-avoid-the-ai-writing-slop-a-thon

Four Ways to Avoid the AI Writing Slop-a-Thon

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (336+ words) Posted August 28, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma Last week, Nature reported that 90% of published biomedicine papers used some form of AI assistance. And that statistic covers manuscripts that editors thought worthy of publication, not the scores of AI-generated rejects editors discarded....

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psychologytoday.com > nz > blog > the-digital-self > 202607 > the-smartest-person-i-know-is-an-idiot > amp

What happens when intelligence remains, but thinking becomes optional?

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (382+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This post started out rather differently. The initial idea was that the "genius experience" may be widely accessible to those using artificial intelligence (AI), even those with average IQs. And this thinking extended into…...

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psychologytoday.com > nz > blog > ulterior-motives > 202609 > beliefs-about-willpower-affect-whether-you-try-hard-tasks

Beliefs About Willpower Affect Whether You Try Hard Tasks

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (202+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Think about the people in your life. Some of them always seem to look for the easiest path through a situation. They avoid challenges. Others seek challenges out. They test their mental and physical…...

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psychologytoday.com > sg > blog > the-future-brain > 202609 > the-attention-deficit-of-ai-revealed

The Attention Deficit of AI Revealed

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (255+ words) Posted September 3, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Twenty years later, in 2022, ChatGPT was made available to the public by OpenAI. The powerful capabilities of LLMs have started an entire transformation of AI adoption across academic research and industries. The rapid adoption…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > i-got-a-mind-to-tell-you > 202609 > can-ai-have-conscious-experiences

Can AI Have Conscious Experiences?

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (356+ words) Posted September 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma The Birth of AI AI is the hottest game in town. But you may be surprised to know that it is not a new-fangled thing. It emerged decades ago, in 1956 to be exact. I…...

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psychologytoday.com > au > blog > the-future-brain > 202609 > ai-behavior-impacted-by-internal-confidence-levels

AI Behavior Impacted by Internal Confidence Levels

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (291+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Metacognition was largely introduced in the 1970s. American developmental psychologist and Stanford Professor James H. Flavell (1928-2025) coined the term “metacognition” in 1979 as “knowledge and cognition about cognitive phenomena.” Since then, the term metacognition has been more…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > fulfillment-at-any-age > 202609 > could-tweaking-your-personality-help-save-your-memory > amp

Could Tweaking Your Personality Help Save Your Memory?

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (421+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye As it turns out, new research by University of Montpelier’s Yannick Stephan and colleagues (2026) suggests that memory is not only a modifiable ability, but one that can have surprising links to what seems like…...

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psychologytoday.com > nz > blog > the-digital-self > 202609 > ai-and-the-threat-of-cognitive-inhibition

AI and the Threat of Cognitive Inhibition

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (681+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods It sounds like something from Gabriel García Márquez, where magical prose combines with bitter almonds, poison, and a touch of unrequited love. There is something beautiful and deceptive about the physiology, which may be…...

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AI and the Threat of Cognitive Inhibition | Psychology Today Ireland

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (681+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods It sounds like something from Gabriel García Márquez, where magical prose combines with bitter almonds, poison, and a touch of unrequited love. There is something beautiful and deceptive about the physiology, which may be…...

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psychologytoday.com > ca > blog > human-centered-technology > 202609 > i-didnt-want-to-be-a-burden-ai-never-made-me-feel-like-one

I Didn't Want to Be a Burden. AI Never Made Me Feel Like One

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (607+ words) Posted September 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina I've always thought better out loud, in conversation, bouncing an idea off someone until it sharpens. But I rarely do that. I have always worried about burdening other people, and asking them to listen…...