Designing Conversational Agents that cultivate Character Virtues, Well-Being, and Human Flourishing.

"Tailored to you: longitudinal effects of personalising language models" by Canfer Akbulut, Justine Breuch, Arianna Manzini, Lujain Ibrahim, Matija Franklin, Roma Patel, Iason Gabriel, Kristian Lum, and Laura Weidinger (Google DeepMind)
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Findings like these are a reminder that some of AI's most important effects unfold over time and outside the chat window, in how we relate to the people around us.
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Future You: A Conversation with an AI-Generated Future Self Reduces Anxiety, Negative Emotions, and Increases Future Self-Continuity
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In a preregistered study of 344 people aged 18 to 30, a single conversation significantly lowered anxiety and negative emotion and strengthened future self-continuity, the felt sense of connection between who you are now and who you will become.
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Will AI be the next great scientist? Join us Sept. 25 for an exploration of the promises, limits, & ethical implications of AI in scientific research & discovery. With @A_Aspuru_Guzik, Rosa Cao, @KathleenACreel, @sinafazelpour, & @karinavold. Register: uoft.me/cCT
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"Survey: Americans Concerned About AI's Effect on Human Connection and Thinking" by Olivia Sanchez (Inside Higher Ed). Elon University's new Human Purpose in Peril report captures a striking tension in how Americans relate to artificial intelligence.
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The takeaway for us is that convenience and capability are not the same as flourishing.
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If AI is going to be woven into how people decide, learn, and make sense of the world, the harder design question is not whether these tools are useful, but whether they help people remain the authors of their own lives. insidehighered.com/news/quic…
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Can AI help college students become better writers? A first-of-its-kind research center at UC Irvine is set to find out The WRITE AI Center will investigate whether college students can develop better skills if AI is integrated into writing classes ocregister.com/2026/09/20/ca… led by @markwarschauer and Tamara Tate
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