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Girl Reading Under an Oak Tree – Winslow Homer (1879) Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

‘Like a computer in my heart’: how AI poetry betrays our desire for human connection

AI offers production-line quality in writing across a range of genres. But the price may be losing our connection to each other’s human experience and emotion.
With technology streamlining our lives, many report growing levels of depression, anxiety and existential dread brought on by the physical and emotional distance it creates between us. (Unsplash)

How principles of self‑compassion help fight loneliness in the age of AI

Technology is intensifying isolation, and recognizing our shared human struggles — or common humanity — is a practical, evidence-based way to reconnect.
Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, on a computer monitor on Dec. 1, 2024, in New York. Company apps, including Rufus, may make it easier to shop, but consumers might balk at giving up too much of the shopping experience. AP Photo/Peter Morgan

What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping

Retailers are racing to hand your shopping over to AI. Consumers are right to be wary – and not just about privacy.
Large language models are reshaping our understanding of language, cognition and society, and revealing much about moral reasoning critical thinking. sh99 / Shutterstock

Exploring conversational AI and poetry but not as we know it

A new book for scholars, students, and curious readers invites readers to think critically about the promises and perils of language tech and examines AI’s impact on poetic practice.

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