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Is AI Making Us Forget How to Think? The Real Cost of “Brain Rot"
Last spring, a Wharton professor, Shiri Melumad, gave 250 people a simple task: write advice to a friend on living a healthier lifestyle. Half of them used AI-generated summaries . The others used good old-fashioned Google Search . The difference? Massive. The AI group’s answers were painfully generic: “eat healthy,” “drink water,” “get sleep.”The search group, meanwhile, shared nuanced advice about physical, mental, and emotional wellness, actual insight, not copy-paste moti
Nov 73 min read
The Next Era of Social Media Is Here - and Honestly, It’s Kind of a Mess
Over the past year, AI has started to flood our social feeds , thanks to massive pushes from tech giants like OpenAI, Meta, and TikTok. These companies are racing to reinvent how we create, share, and experience online content. But as impressive as the tech can be, this new world is getting messy - fast. The Great AI Feed Takeover OpenAI’s app Sora is one of the latest players shaking things up. It lets users generate entire videos from just a few words, and the results are
Oct 143 min read
Loneliness in the Age of the Feed: When Social Media Backfires
A young adult sits alone in their apartment, scrolling through TikTok at 2 a.m. A thousand videos pass by, but none of them make the...
Oct 32 min read
Posting Less, Messaging More: Are We Quietly Leaving Social Media Behind?
Something subtle, but massive, is happening on social media. You might feel it in your own scrolling habits, or notice it among friends...
Jul 253 min read
Minnesota Just Passed a Social Media Law That Could Change How We Scroll
Starting July 2026, if you're in Minnesota and open up your favorite social media app, you might see something new before you start...
Jul 152 min read
Is TikTok the New Financial Advisor? Why That Advice is a Risky Bet
TikTok isn’t just for dance trends or hot takes, it’s where a large amount of people go to learn everything , including how to make,...
Jul 13 min read
Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas’ Social Media Age-Verification Law: What It Means for You
A major legal battle over online access has just come to an end in Arkansas. A federal judge permanently struck down a law that would...
Apr 42 min read
The Push to Ban Social Media for Kids: Who Should Be Responsible?
How young is too young for social media? This question has been at the center of debate in North Carolina, where lawmakers are...
Mar 282 min read
TikTok's Decline: Is the Peak of TikTok Finally Passed?
It looks like its once-soaring popularity in the U.S. might be hitting a plateau. A bunch of research reports are pointing in that...
Dec 21, 20232 min read
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