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We’re more honest with machines than we are with people

Jul 2, 2021

in AI, Clinical

artificial intelligence, chatbot, culture, hci, human-computer interaction, personal information, sensitive information, social norms, user interface, user interface design

The use of chatbots in some areas of healthcare (psychology, for example) seems to be a promising space for the early integration of AI-based systems, especially given the massive improvements in natural language processing over the past few years. You may be thinking that we’ll be less likely to share personal information with a machine…
Predictably irrational: decision-making in teaching

Feb 21, 2010

in Education, Ethics, Research, Students

assessment, cognitive domain, community of inquiry, dan ariely, drafting, emotion, irrational decisions, moral decision, predictably irrational, procrastination, social domain, social norms, teaching and learning practice, TED, writing

I’m busy reading Dan Ariely’s Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions, and wanted to share some of the takeaway points that made me think about how I could change my own teaching practice. I haven’t finished the book yet, so I may update this post when I do. The premise of the…