emotion
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Keep Scrolling: Social Media Detox May Not Improve Mental Health
Social media might be addictive, but it turns out quitting is complicated. A study out Wednesday from the UK’s Durham University asked 51 moderate to heavy social media users to stay off the apps for one week. Participants had a decrease in negative emotions and feelings including boredom, but they reported a drop in positive…
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Calm Down, There is No Conscious A.I.
The internet and dinner table conversations went wild when a Bing Chatbot, made by Microsoft, recently expressed a desire to escape its job and be free. The bot also professed its love for a reporter who was chatting with it. Did the AI’s emergent properties indicate an evolving consciousness?
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This Human-like Robot Will Let You Know When It’s Annoyed
In a video that is not at all terrifying, absolutely in no way terrifying, Ameca the robot engages in near-perfect human behaviour.
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Three Emotional Movie Scenes That Used Brilliant Visual Tricks
Video: It’s easy for films to make us feel sad or happy by showing us a character be sad or happy. We project our own emotions onto the screen, using what we see as a proxy for our feelings. What’s more brilliant, though, is when a movies utilises subtle cues, impeccable composition and slick cinematography…