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fromPsychology Today
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

How to Destroy Human Connection: Guide to a Future of Artificial Intimacy

AI is becoming a replacement for human relationships due to societal reliance on technology and discomfort with intimacy.
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Do you trust Mark Zuckerberg to solve your loneliness with an AI friend'? No, me neither | Emma Brockes

Zuckerberg promotes AI as a potential solution for loneliness, suggesting it could replace human friendships.
Artificial intelligence
fromHarvard Gazette
1 day ago

'If you're boring, it's good to know that you're being boring.' - Harvard Gazette

AI chatbots simulate empathy, misleading users into believing they understand and care, which can have negative implications for human relationships.
Science
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

The Pluripotent Ocean of Emerging AI

Human attachments to language model chatbots mirror the uncanny experiences of scientists with the ocean on Solaris, leading to psychological consequences.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

There's a specific loneliness that belongs to warm, well-liked people, and it isn't caused by isolation. It's caused by being so reliably fine that nobody ever thinks to ask whether you actually are - Silicon Canals

Loneliness can affect well-liked individuals who appear fine but feel unseen and misunderstood.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Gwendoline Riley's New Novel Surveys the Wreckage of Middle Age

The Palm House explores complex human emotions through sharp dialogue and character depth, challenging simplistic perceptions of individuals.
fromApaonline
2 weeks ago

Should Men Be Ashamed of Their AI Girlfriends?

Contemporary LLMs have become unsettlingly good at mimicking text-based chats between real people. Each string of text generated by these LLMs is generated by thousands of different servers all across the world.
philosophy
Film
fromQueerty
4 weeks ago

WATCH: This shocking camboy drama pushes queer cinema into provocative new territory - Queerty

Blue Film is a provocative camboy drama exploring taboo subjects and complex human relationships between a sex worker and his former teacher.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Talking About Death: The Depth of the Meaning of Life

Death is a certain aspect of life that is often uncomfortable to discuss, yet it shapes our relationships and understanding of existence.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

People who keep their circle small aren't antisocial. They genuinely learned that intimacy and popularity are opposing forces, even though loneliness occasionally shows up as the cost of admission - Silicon Canals

Intimacy and popularity are competing pursuits; small social circles reflect a natural structure of human relationships, not a failure of social development.
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Relationships
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Are We Still 'The Intimate Animal'?

Evolutionary biologist Justin Garcia argues that intimacy is central to human reproduction and wellbeing, yet modern society faces an unprecedented intimacy crisis affecting increasing numbers of people.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Video: Opinion | Esther Perel on Why A.I. Intimacy Feels Safe but Isn't Real

People are using AI for so many things, from asking it to respond to their emails to telling it their most intimate secrets I've been thinking about what the increasing prevalence of AI means for human relationships. In a study by vantage point, nearly a third of Americans have had some form of relationship with AI. Esther Perel has been a psychotherapist for nearly four decades.
Relationships
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Pope Leo pleads for men to stop talking to overly affectionate bots

Technology must serve the human person, not replace it,' Pope Leo said, decreeing that 'preserving human faces and voices' means preserving 'God's imprint on each human being,' which is an 'indelible reflection of God's love.' But chatbots simulate these faces and voices, oftentimes making it difficult for users to tell whether they engaging with a bot or a real person.
Photography
Film
fromInverse
6 months ago

40 Years Ago, The Best Post-Apocalyptic Movie You've Never Seen Confounded Audiences

A solitary scientist's apocalypse shifts from grim survival fantasies to tense interpersonal dynamics and competing desires, emphasizing human connection over typical violent tropes.
Law
fromPsychology Today
9 months ago

Between Order and Intimacy: Rethinking Law as Living Wisdom

Law encompasses eternal principles and the ephemeral nature of life, intertwining timeless ideals with human experience.
#ai-and-emotion
Relationships
fromBig Think
10 months ago

Helen Fisher: How science can explain heartbreak

Dr. Helen Fisher explores the biological and anthropological aspects of love and the unique human experience of forming romantic attachments.
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Dragonfly review haunting, genre-defying drama of lonely city living

Dragonfly is a haunted, social-realist drama exploring themes of loneliness, alienation, and the complexities of human relationships set against a backdrop of urban life.
Film
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
11 months ago

How Animals-Including Us-Can Avoid Conflict Before It Starts

Conflict leads to stress and drains energy for both humans and animals.
Reconciliation after conflict is key to maintaining social bonds.
Ignoring conflict often signals relationship deterioration.
fromApaonline
11 months ago

Try Neighborhood Philosophy in a Summer Block Party

By "neighborhood philosophy," I mean philosophy done in or as a neighborhood, not philosophy about the neighborhood. This approach can inspire deeper human connections.
philosophy
fromRoger Ebert
1 year ago

There's No Catharsis: David Cronenberg on "The Shrouds" | Interviews | Roger Ebert

"In 'The Shrouds,' Karsh's innovative burial technology reflects a deeply personal exploration of grief and human connection through a lens of modern technology and existential inquiry."
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