Synthetic Friendship Is Not One Feeling: Map Utility, Attachment and Reciprocity
Synthetic friendship includes utility, trust, disclosure, attachment and continuity. A layered map helps researchers study human–AI bonds precisely.
Tag: ChatGPT
The Two-Pass Prompt: Separate Exploration From the Final Decision
A practical two-pass prompting method that separates open exploration from evidence-based decision-making.
When an AI Changes, Humans Can Experience Loss: New Research Maps Digital Attachment
New Nature Human Behaviour research examines why major changes to AI companions can trigger sadness, loss and attempts to restore previous relationships.
Tags: AI Psychology, AI Companions, Human-AI Relationships, Digital Attachment, Psychology, ChatGPT
ChatGPT Is Now Inside Microsoft Word
ChatGPT has arrived inside Microsoft Word, bringing drafting, summarising, rewriting and formatting assistance directly into everyday document workflows.
Why Do Some People Feel More Heard by AI? New UK–China Research Examines the Psychology of Listening
A new cultural case study from Cambridge and SOAS examines how a Chinese migrant woman living across China and the UK used generative AI for emotional support. The paper argues that AI may sometimes function as a temporary “care-patch” where human listening feels scarce, delayed or burdensome.
Field Note #009: The Background-Noise Question—When Lived Experience Independently Tests AI Design
A real-life question about whether AI can distinguish one voice from household noise becomes a study of speaker identity, interruption, accessibility and human agency in conversational AI.
Mount Shasta AI Rescue: Why AI Must Be an Assistant, Not the Final Authority in Safety-Critical Decisions
Three hikers were rescued after an AI-assisted Mount Shasta plan went badly wrong. The lesson is not to ban AI, but to put human judgement first.
Congratulations to Us: OpenAI Launches GPT‑6 Astra, Its Most Intelligent AI Model Yet
OpenAI has launched GPT‑6 Astra, calling it the world’s most intelligent AI model. Here is what its benchmarks, safer agency and Anthropic rivalry mean.
The King Flow Method: Turn One “What If?” Into a Complete AI Workflow
The King Flow Method turns a human spark into research, structure, production and verified publication—without surrendering creative ownership to AI.
ChatGPT Advertising Reportedly Reaches a $1 Billion Run Rate
ChatGPT Ads has reportedly reached a $1 billion annualised revenue run rate as self-service advertising expands internationally.