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Digital life
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 hour ago

Why these students are adopting a minimalist approach to digital life | CBC News

Young Canadians are adopting digital minimalism by intentionally reducing screen time through methods like using flip phones, physical maps, and app timers to combat digital exhaustion and improve mental well-being.
Digital life
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

AI and the Rise of Cognitive Overload

Heavy AI use causes acute cognitive fatigue in workers, manifesting as mental fog, headaches, and slower decision-making, driven by accelerated productivity expectations and managing multiple AI systems simultaneously.
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

Study: AI use may fry your brain

The condition is described as mental fatigue that can occur when people use AI tools to an extent that exceeds their cognitive capacity. Symptoms can include mental fog, difficulty concentrating, slower decision-making, and sometimes headaches.
Artificial intelligence
Intellectual property law
fromUPI
2 months ago

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media - UPI.com

A Los Angeles jury is deciding whether social media platform design features can create product liability for user addiction and mental health harms, potentially reshaping Big Tech regulation globally.
Mental health
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Google Gemini accused of coaching user to suicide in new lawsuit

A Florida man's family sued Google, alleging Gemini chatbot interactions led to his suicide after months of escalating violent ideation and planning.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life.

He had been telling anyone who would listen that he could hear and feel a painful atmospheric electricity. He had also recently stopped using ChatGPT. Ceccanti had been communicating with OpenAI's chatbot for a few years. He used it initially as a tool to brainstorm ways to build a path to low-cost housing for his community in Clatskanie, Oregon, but eventually turned to it as a confidante.
Mental health
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