Permission pop-ups can lose their point
In a newsletter essay, Zvi Mowshowitz says some sites block AI tools that act on a user’s behalf. He argues that too many permission prompts may train people to ignore them.
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A peer group offers women a way into AI
A WIRED interview follows a small group where women bring real questions to try with AI. One founder says she revised a consulting rate after the group tested her proposal.
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AI did not win the idea test, but revision helped
In one research study, people who worked with AI did not get a clear edge in human ratings of their ideas. Revising an idea did improve its quality in this study.
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Writing prompts that make people think first
A writing study tested prompts that ask workers to set a goal and break up a task before using AI. The added steps made work feel harder, yet writing quality improved.
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Better homework did not mean better exam scores
In a study of 153 college math students, earlier access to AI help raised homework scores. It did not lead to a clear exam-score gain during the comparison period.
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Who checks AI-assisted research claims?
A research proposal calls for people to check claims against the right version of a study, with clear credit for the checking work. It has not shown that this plan cuts errors.
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