Tag: chatbots

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 28, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, artificial intelligence, Artificial Intimacy, chatbots, ChatGPT, classroom, Common Sense Media, education, focus, friends, Grok, Internet, iPads, Jewish schools, laptops, LLMs, lovers, Mayans, New York Post, parents, religious beliefs, schoolwork, Sherry Turkle, skydiving, smartphones, social skills, teens, therapists, video games, willpower, XBOX, young people}

For Students, Less Tech, Not More — Please!

_{David Klinghoffer
October 28, 2026

Computational Sciences, Technology

3}

This is a struggle going back to before anyone worried about AI. One of my worst decisions as a parent was to allow an XBOX into the house. Read More ›

Activating emergency button. Finger presses a button near fire extinguisher, with office workers and safety helmets ready

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 26, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Psychology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Artificial Intimacy, attachment, chatbots, emergency, human relationships, humanity, intimacy, Los Angeles Review of Books, machines, MIT, New York Post, relationships, schools, Sherry Turkle, social media, social skills, thinking skills}

A State of Emergency in Our Dependence on AI

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 26, 2026

Computational Sciences, Psychology

3}

I sat down with Dr. Turkle for a conversation about her new book. We covered all the things about relationships we stand to lose if we depend on AI. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 5, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Cultural Anthropology
Tagged
, Aldous Huxley, algorithms, animals, anthropomorphism, artificial intelligence, Brave New World, cars, chatbots, children, communication, concentration, culture, Delusion, dog care, electronic media, human minds, humans, love, Mind Matters News, Podosphaera leucotricha, polar bears, powdery mildew, Psychology Today, reading, relationships, Richard Stevens, science fiction, Tara Wells, tobacco, toys, trees}

With AI, Anthropomorphism Is High Stakes; But It May Be as Old as the Human Race

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 5, 2026

Computational Sciences, Cultural Anthropology

5}

Such relationships can lead to delusional spirals, including marrying a bot. One man proposed to his bot when he feared it would run out of memory. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 1, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, books, certainty, chatbots, Christianity, courage, creativity, Creativity and Its Cultivation, curiosity, Erich Fromm, faith, Germans, Google, Harold H. Anderson, Hebrew Scriptures, Henri Poincaré, Martin Buber, Nicolai Berdyaev, Old Testament, philosophers, psychology, Russians, surprise, technology, wonder}

Cultivating Creativity in the Chatbot Age

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 1, 2026

Computational Sciences, Technology

9}

if we reach for the Google search or the AI chatbot too quickly, we cede our superpower to a machine. Read More ›

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Date
September 30, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, accuracy, Adriana Torosian, Almira Osmanovic Thunström, American Council on Science and Health, bixonimania, chatbots, Copilot, doctors, engagement, Gemini, hyperpigmentation, influencers, Mauro Proença, medical advice, medicine, Nature (journal), practitioners, preprints, retractions, social media, symptoms, University of Gothenburg, USS Enterprise, young women}

Beware of These Two Sources of Bad Medical Advice

_{Science & Culture
September 30, 2026

Computational Sciences, Medicine, Science Reporting

3}

The bots are more likely to accept planted nonsense if it appears in clinical documents — not unlike some people we know, to be honest. Read More ›

Close Up Vintage Royal Standard Typewriter with Paper and Books Still Life

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 20, 2026

Categories
Arts
Ethics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial inteligence, books, chatbots, Claude, community, computers, Counterpoint Press, dependence, ecological health, economic justice, electricity, Energy, energy consumption, environment, family, Harper’s Magazine, land, machines, natural resources, nature, peace, political honesty, pollution, prosocial intentions, relationships, Tanya Berry, technology, thinking, typewriter, water usage, Wendell Berry, work}

Learning about Technology, and Relationships, from Wendell Berry

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 20, 2026

Arts, Ethics, Technology

10}

Berry describes the beautiful working relationship he had with his wife, Tanya. She typed his work on a Royal standard typewriter. Read More ›

Girl student freelancer working with laptop at home by the window, education and remote work, programmer, online business

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 12, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Science Education
Tagged
, academic year, adults, artificial intelligence, chatbots, ChatGPT, Chicago Tribune, Claude, Cleveland, creative power, creativity, Energy, Gemini, Grok, guardrails, habits, images, intellect, Kamar Samuels, learning, New York City, parents, relationships, school districts, schools, Sherry Turkle, students, teachers, technology, text, videos}

How Much Should Students Use AI? Preferably Not at All

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 12, 2026

Computational Sciences, Science Education

7}

New York City recently announced a moratorium on AI use in K-12 classes for the 2026-2027 school year. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 14, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Mathematics
Tagged
, Ada Lovelace, Analytical Engine, artificial intelligence, cancer, Charles Babbage, chatbots, Difference Engine, ELIZA, George Byron, imagination, Joseph Weizenbaum, Luigi Menabrea, mechanical computer, Mechanical Turk, MIT, poetry, technology, thinking machines}

Ada Lovelace: A Poetic Approach to Science

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 14, 2026

Computational Sciences, Mathematics

8}

Today, I want to share a few insights from another notable figure in the history of computing and artificial intelligence. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 10, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Computational Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, bacteria, biotech, chatbots, ChatGPT, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, complacency, drug-resistant bacteria, human viruses, Peter Koo, poisons, Science (journal), Stanford University, technology, virus, Wall Street Journal, World Health Organization}

Hey, Great News! Scientists Used AI to Create Viruses

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 10, 2026

Bioethics, Computational Sciences, Medicine

3}

What about attempts to test their virulence in humans? The approach in the Stanford lab sure sounds like a new form of gain-of-function research to me. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 31, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, Amazon, Anthropic, artificial inteligence, Ben Mann, Big Tech, books, booksellers, chatbots, ChatGPT, Claude, copyright, ISBNdb, Kindle, knowledge, large language models, licensing, LLMs, Peter Biles, Project Panama, technicians, techno-utopianism, technological view, technology, wisdom}

It’s Time to Buy Old Books Before AI Destroys Them

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 31, 2026

Computational Sciences, Technology

5}

This scheme is the brain child of technicians, people who lead tech companies and tech labs who are wholly committed to a technological view of the world. Read More ›