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Oct 20

Can We Keep Artificial Intelligence Under Control?

How We Can Not Only Manage the Risks of Artificial Intelligence But Reap the Benefits By Being Intelligent Humans

Can We Keep Artificial Intelligence Under Control?

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Oct 19

Escaping the Sandbox — The Risks of AI From Everyday Disruption to the Loss of Human Control

Artificial intelligence is already changing how we work and live. But the most consequential risks may extend far beyond job losses…

Escaping the Sandbox — The Risks of AI From Everyday Disruption to the Loss of Human Control

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Oct 15

The Morality of a Macabre Spectacle

What Happens When Justice Becomes Entertainment

The Morality of a Macabre Spectacle

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Oct 15

Why We Make Ourselves Unhappy

Understanding the Mental Habits that Keep Us Stuck — and How to Break Free with a Flexible Mind

Why We Make Ourselves Unhappy

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Oct 14

The Modern Causes of Unhappiness — and How a Flexible Mind Can Help

Information overload, attention capture, discomfort avoidance and endless consumption may be reinforcing patterns that undermine our…

The Modern Causes of Unhappiness — and How a Flexible Mind Can Help

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Oct 10

The Argument for Less

Why Simplicity Matters in an Age of Excessive Choice

The Argument for Less

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Oct 8

The Three Big Causes of Unhappiness in Modern Society

How information overload, the attention economy, and an intolerance for discomfort interact to undermine our wellbeing

The Three Big Causes of Unhappiness in Modern Society

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Sep 30

The Certainty Trap

Why our need for certainty can deepen tribalism, polarisation and conflict

The Certainty Trap

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Sep 26

We Have Never Been More Comfortable. So Why Are We So Uncomfortable?

The paradox of modern life, and what technology and AI reveal about our relationship with effort, discomfort, and meaning

We Have Never Been More Comfortable. So Why Are We So Uncomfortable?

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Sep 15

The Two Forces Most Likely to Disrupt the AI Revolution

The factors that put the brakes on AI have little to do with algorithms — but everything to do with who benefits and what humans value

The Two Forces Most Likely to Disrupt the AI Revolution

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Psychology, wellbeing and the human condition in a rapidly changing world. I am also the creator of The Happiness Guide https://www.thehappinessguide.org/

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