AI can now analyze narratives like psychologists 🧠

A new study shows that AI, when guided by expert-crafted prompts, can analyze psychological narratives as reliably as human psychologists.

By optimizing AI models like ChatGPT-4 and CLAUDE-2-100k, researchers found that AI can process months’ worth of data in minutes, offering huge potential for mental health assessments.

However, as most of us know, AI isn’t perfect.

It still lacks human intuition and struggles with nuanced interpretation.

Nevertheless, we smell a hybrid approach here. Blending AI’s speed with human expertise?

*Chef’s kiss*

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Yoga might be making an appearance in schools and offices 🧘

A decade of research confirms the yoga bods we’re right: It does help.

A study from NTNU found that just eight sessions significantly reduced stress in teens and working adults. Participants reported better relaxation, improved focus, and a greater sense of well-being.

Well isn’t that lovely, ay?

Some even used breathing exercises before meetings to stay calm.

However, researchers warn that yoga shouldn’t be a quick fix for toxic workplaces running amuck. Visualise a cup of water attempting to put out a forest fire with that one.

Don’t be surprised if you see this on your kid’s school curriculum or as a meeting warm-up at work in the future.

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Has new research worked out Kanye? 🤔 

A new Current Psychology study links narcissism and psychopathy to antisemitism, suggesting some people adopt hateful ideologies not out of belief, but to feed their need for dominance and attention.

Kanye, is that you?

This dark-ego-vehicle principle explains why individuals with these traits jump between causes, whether activism or hate speech, depending on what benefits them.

Researchers found that antisemitism, like past social movements, can be just another tool for self-elevation.

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