Mary Martin

Together, these findings illuminate a key tension in emotional ly intelligent interfaces: they can evoke humanlike relational cues that increase engagement, but in doing so may blur the line between persuasive design and emotional coercion

What happens when what we’re thinking becomes increasingly transparent to technology and therefore to the rest of the world?

recent research offers a reassuring perspective—that AI-delivered therapeutic interventions have reached a level of sophistication such that they’re indistinguishable from human-written therapeutic responses.

This suggests that the linear relationship between plausibility and hippocampal activity observed in the Weiler et al. study may not hold for the entire spectrum of plausibility. Instead, extremely implausible events may be associated with decreased hippocampal activity (relative to less implausible events), as observed in the current study where... See more

These results indicate that MBCT-S shows promise as a specialized intervention for individuals dealing with suicidal thoughts. It suggests that this approach could potentially reduce suicidal thoughts and related feelings, highlighting its potential as an effective strategy in suicide prevention.

These findings are consistent with research demonstrating that mindfulness meditation increases positive emotions while decreasing negative and anxious emotions.