Mary Martin

Interestingly, many users who emotionally mourned the ‘loss’ of GPT-4o expressed complete awareness of its lack of consciousness. And yet, in many cases, the subjective grief that they felt was no less real. This demonstrates that the power of the illusion is such that a given user might not actually believe that their AI companion is conscious,... See more

This example brings home the difference between advising and shared planning. If you and someone else are genuinely doing something together, you’ll treat a practical question about what you both should do as a shared responsibility, and aim to form a shared plan for which you’re both responsible. In contrast, if you are advising someone, you will... See more

The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic

greater inquisitiveness motivated people to slow down, be pa­tient and invest in experiencing the winding path to resolution.

Coming to terms with climate change and its effects while living in constant uncertainty about the world’s future is challenging for any human being.