Mickey&nbsp;is&nbsp;BACK&nbsp;with&nbsp;two&nbsp;new&nbsp;papers&nbsp;he&nbsp;has&nbsp;co-authored,&nbsp;a&nbsp;bunch&nbsp;of&nbsp;opinions,&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;unwelcome&nbsp;idea:&nbsp;maybe&nbsp;the&nbsp;problem&nbsp;with&nbsp;AI&nbsp;isn't&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;doesn't&nbsp;work&nbsp;but&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;works&nbsp;too&nbsp;well!The&nbsp;first&nbsp;paper,&nbsp;Against&nbsp;Frictionless&nbsp;AI,&nbsp;argues&nbsp;that&nbsp;AI&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;away&nbsp;the&nbsp;effort&nbsp;from&nbsp;thinking,&nbsp;writing,&nbsp;and&nbsp;smooth&nbsp;out&nbsp;social(like)&nbsp;interactions&nbsp;could&nbsp;be&nbsp;robbing&nbsp;those&nbsp;activities&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;very&nbsp;thing&nbsp;that&nbsp;makes&nbsp;them&nbsp;worthwhile.The&nbsp;second&nbsp;paper&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;empirical&nbsp;investigation&nbsp;that&nbsp;presents&nbsp;a&nbsp;bunch&nbsp;of&nbsp;studies&nbsp;examining&nbsp;the&nbsp;topic&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;(alleged)&nbsp;moralisation&nbsp;of&nbsp;AI.&nbsp;Some&nbsp;findings&nbsp;suggest&nbsp;that&nbsp;opposition&nbsp;to&nbsp;AI&nbsp;among&nbsp;some&nbsp;people&nbsp;isn't&nbsp;really&nbsp;about&nbsp;risks&nbsp;or&nbsp;trade-offs&nbsp;but&nbsp;rather&nbsp;about&nbsp;non-negotiable&nbsp;sacred&nbsp;moral&nbsp;values.&nbsp;Who&nbsp;knew?We&nbsp;also&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;effort&nbsp;justification,&nbsp;reproducible&nbsp;research,&nbsp;robosexual&nbsp;allyship,&nbsp;and&nbsp;just&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;humanity&nbsp;remains&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;cyborg&nbsp;Matthew&nbsp;Browne.And&nbsp;remember...&nbsp;It's&nbsp;just&nbsp;like&nbsp;our&nbsp;opinion,&nbsp;man!<h3>Links</h3><ul><li><a href="https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/decoding-academia-34-empathetic-ais-patreon-series" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Decoding&nbsp;Academia&nbsp;34:&nbsp;Empathetic&nbsp;AIs?&nbsp;(Patreon&nbsp;Series)</a></li><li><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550b09eae4b0147d03eda40d/t/67815fc964565b123394799f/1736531972775/Third-party-evaluators-perceive-AI-as-more-compassionate-than-expert-humans.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ovsyannikova,&nbsp;D.,&nbsp;Oldemburgo&nbsp;de&nbsp;Mello,&nbsp;V.,&nbsp;&&nbsp;Inzlicht,&nbsp;M.&nbsp;(2025).&nbsp;</a><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550b09eae4b0147d03eda40d/t/67815fc964565b123394799f/1736531972775/Third-party-evaluators-perceive-AI-as-more-compassionate-than-expert-humans.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Third-party&nbsp;evaluators&nbsp;perceive&nbsp;AI&nbsp;as&nbsp;more&nbsp;compassionate&nbsp;than&nbsp;expert&nbsp;humans</a><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550b09eae4b0147d03eda40d/t/67815fc964565b123394799f/1736531972775/Third-party-evaluators-perceive-AI-as-more-compassionate-than-expert-humans.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">.&nbsp;Communications&nbsp;Psychology,&nbsp;3,&nbsp;Article&nbsp;4.</a></li><li><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550b09eae4b0147d03eda40d/t/699e22286d287a6d39bf6f74/1771971127880/Against-frictionless-AI.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zohar,&nbsp;E.,&nbsp;Bloom,&nbsp;P.,&nbsp;&&nbsp;Inzlicht,&nbsp;M.&nbsp;(2026).&nbsp;</a><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550b09eae4b0147d03eda40d/t/699e22286d287a6d39bf6f74/1771971127880/Against-frictionless-AI.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Against&nbsp;frictionless&nbsp;AI</a><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550b09eae4b0147d03eda40d/t/699e22286d287a6d39bf6f74/1771971127880/Against-frictionless-AI.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">.&nbsp;Communications&nbsp;Psychology,&nbsp;4,&nbsp;Article&nbsp;39.</a></li><li><a href="https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/5mwre_v10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oldemburgo&nbsp;de&nbsp;Mello,&nbsp;V.,&nbsp;Côté,&nbsp;É.,&nbsp;Ayad,&nbsp;R.,&nbsp;Inbar,&nbsp;Y.,&nbsp;Plaks,&nbsp;J.,&nbsp;&&nbsp;Inzlicht,&nbsp;M.&nbsp;(2026).&nbsp;</a><a href="https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/5mwre_v10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The&nbsp;moralization&nbsp;of&nbsp;artificial&nbsp;intelligence</a><a href="https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/5mwre_v10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;(Manuscript&nbsp;under&nbsp;review).</a></li><li>Paul&nbsp;Bloom's&nbsp;Small&nbsp;Potatoes&nbsp;Substack</li><li><a href="https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/my-friend-thinks-its-a-good-idea?utm_source=publication-search" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">-&nbsp;My&nbsp;friend&nbsp;thinks&nbsp;it's&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;idea&nbsp;for&nbsp;us&nbsp;to&nbsp;spend&nbsp;most&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;time&nbsp;with&nbsp;AI&nbsp;companions</a></li><li><a href="https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/is-it-irresponsible-for-academics?utm_source=publication-search" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">-&nbsp;Is&nbsp;it&nbsp;irresponsible&nbsp;for&nbsp;academics&nbsp;to&nbsp;refuse&nbsp;to&nbsp;use&nbsp;AI?</a></li><li>Mickey's&nbsp;Speak&nbsp;Now&nbsp;Regret&nbsp;Later&nbsp;Substack&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/ai-alarmists-trade-on-fear-not-facts?utm_source=publication-search" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">-&nbsp;AI&nbsp;Alarmism&nbsp;Trades&nbsp;on&nbsp;Fear,&nbsp;Not&nbsp;Facts</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/minzlicht/status/2031165209352569172?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mickey's&nbsp;provocative&nbsp;tweet&nbsp;on&nbsp;his&nbsp;recent&nbsp;paper</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/interview-with-michael-inzlicht-on-the-replication/id1531266667?i=1000562943883" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DTG&nbsp;Previous&nbsp;Interview&nbsp;with&nbsp;Mickey&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Replication&nbsp;Crisis,&nbsp;Mindfulness,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Responsible&nbsp;Heterodoxy</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.andymasley.com/p/empire-of-ai-is-wildly-misleading" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andy&nbsp;Masley&nbsp;Substack&nbsp;debunking&nbsp;the&nbsp;AI&nbsp;water&nbsp;usage&nbsp;claims</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.andymasley.com/p/a-cheat-sheet-for-conversations-about?open=false#%C2%A7data-centers-use-too-much-energy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andy&nbsp;Masley&nbsp;Substack:&nbsp;Using&nbsp;ChatGPT&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;bad&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;environment&nbsp;-&nbsp;a&nbsp;cheat&nbsp;sheet</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.11391" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pataranutaporn,&nbsp;P.,&nbsp;Karny,&nbsp;S.,&nbsp;Archiwaranguprok,&nbsp;C.,&nbsp;Albrecht,&nbsp;C.,&nbsp;Liu,&nbsp;A.&nbsp;R.,&nbsp;&&nbsp;Maes,&nbsp;P.&nbsp;(2025).&nbsp;</a><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.11391" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“My&nbsp;Boyfriend&nbsp;is&nbsp;AI”:&nbsp;A&nbsp;computational&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;of&nbsp;human–AI&nbsp;companionship&nbsp;in&nbsp;Reddit’s&nbsp;AI&nbsp;community</a><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.11391" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">.&nbsp;arXiv.</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/@royschulman/note/c-226167593" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Critical&nbsp;response&nbsp;to&nbsp;Mickey's&nbsp;paper&nbsp;from&nbsp;Roy&nbsp;Schulam&nbsp;on&nbsp;Substack</a></li></ul>

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