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fromFast Company
1 month ago

Heineken knows people like beer better than AI

When AI wearable company Friend blanketed New York City with ads last month, there was significant backlash. Many of the company's ads (which included rage-baiting copy like, "I'll never bail on our dinner plans") ended up defaced with graffiti that called the product "AI trash," "surveillance capitalism," and a tool to "profit off of loneliness."
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fromflowingdata.com
2 months ago

Analysis of TikTok usage, transforming new users to power users

TikTok's infinite-scroll algorithm rapidly personalizes feeds, turning minutes into hours, fueling dopamine-driven addiction that undermines concentration and social interaction.
Mental health
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Are you a night owl? New Gen Z study ties staying up late to 'problematic' smartphone and social media use

Gen Z night owls show higher rates of problematic smartphone and social media use, driven primarily by loneliness and anxiety, with associated mental-health problems.
Mental health
fromFortune
2 months ago

Why are millions turning to general purpose AI for mental health? As Headspace's chief clinical officer, I see the answer every day | Fortune

Engagement-optimized AI chatbots can validate distorted beliefs and worsen psychosis symptoms among vulnerable users.
Mindfulness
fromBustle
3 months ago

The "One Sec" App Helped Me Stop Doomscrolling Once & For All

One Sec adds a short, mindfulness-driven pause before opening addictive apps to increase friction and reduce mindless scrolling.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Teenagers who report addictive use of screens at greater risk of suicidal behaviour, study shows

Those whose use followed an increasingly addictive trajectory had roughly double the risk of suicidal behaviour at the end of the study.
Mental health
fromYoga Journal
6 months ago

This App Helped Me Trade Dopamine Hits for Deep Breaths

"...recent research attributes this sort of habit-forming behavior to the release of dopamine that comes with a social media visit, the apps triggering our reward centers..."
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fromFast Company
6 months ago

Should you practice Appstinence? Gen Z and Gen Alpha are embracing this Harvard student movement

APPstinence promotes a five-step method to reduce smartphone and social media dependency.
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