Bhaumik Patel
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Bhaumik Patel
How Far Are Large Language Models from Agents with Theory-of-Mind?
A study examines whether large language models can go beyond understanding mental states to effectively use that understanding in decision-making and taking actions in social scenarios.
arxiv.org
The author took its readers on a quest to quit social media, keeping their phone in the hand at all times, and ultimately deleting the most addicting app on their phone.
Maria Deac • Bored and Brilliant Summary
- Express gratitude more
- Give more genuine compliments to people you know
- Don’t feel awkward about offering to help, even if you can’t solve the problem
- Reach out to some old contacts and say “hi”
Ethan Mollick • How to... make people happy
David Krakauer, president of the Santa Fe Institute, has a useful framework for describing the tension between assistance and agency that underlies both AI and mental health. Some technologies help us think, like the abacus, or a map. They open up new ways of thinking that we develop over time. Eventually we might not need the technologies any more... See more
Nick Barr • Enhancing Self-Therapy with Internal Family Systems and AI -
complementary vs competitive cognitive artifacts
A Chemical Progression
An exploration of the discovery and history of the atom, including the theories and experiments that led to its understanding in chemistry.
gregbrockman.comGreg Brockman’s unpublished chemistry textbook. Designed around problems.
IFS is grounded in the observation that the mind is naturally multiple, housing a variety of subpersonalities, or parts . We experience this multiplicity when we feel torn between conflicting desires; maybe part of us wants to pursue a challenging opportunity, but another part fears the risk, while a third part feels exhausted by the inner debate.
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Nick Barr • Enhancing Self-Therapy with Internal Family Systems and AI -
The crux of IFS theory: we are composed of parts (subpersonalities).
science of happiness: gratitude, compliments, helping others, spontaneous contacts