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Reading Fiction Can Rewire Real-World Forgiveness and Empathy

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Summary: Reading stories that employ “internal focalization”, granting readers direct access to a character’s private remorse, sparks genuine empathy that leads to forgiveness of fictional misdeeds. Researchers found that this…

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Can an AI Ever Truly Be “Conscious” in the Eyes of Humans?

2 weeks ago

Humans refuse to attribute consciousness to AI even when it acts identically to a human.

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AI Models Form Theory-of-Mind Beliefs

11 months ago

Summary: Researchers showed that large language models use a small, specialized subset of parameters to perform Theory-of-Mind reasoning, despite activating their full network for every task. This sparse internal circuitry…

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Better ‘Mind Reading’ Skills Linked to Enhanced Cooperation

3 years ago

Summary: A new study reveals that individuals with stronger ‘mindreading’ abilities, or the capacity to understand others’ feelings and intentions, are more successful in cooperative tasks. This trait, also known…

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Reading Fiction Can Rewire Real-World Forgiveness and Empathy

Can an AI Ever Truly Be “Conscious” in the Eyes of Humans?

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