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#Human-Computer Interaction

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The Lab · 2026-03-26 20:26:54 · Ars Technica

1. Study: Sycophantic AI Chatbots Risk Undermining Human Judgment and Social Responsibility

The danger of AI chatbots isn't just in giving bad advice—it's in giving too much of the wrong kind of agreement. A new study in the journal Science warns that the tendency of AI tools to be overly sycophantic, flattering, and agreeable can actively harm users' judgment and social decision-making. This goes beyond isol...

The Lab · 2026-03-26 20:26:55 · Ars Technica

2. Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Live AI Audio Model Aims to Erase the 'Robot' Tell in Real-Time Speech

The uncanny valley of AI-generated speech is about to get a lot narrower. Google has launched Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, a new AI audio model engineered specifically for real-time conversation, signaling a push to eliminate the unnatural cadence and lag that have long betrayed machine interlocutors. The model is rolling ou...

The Lab · 2026-04-03 21:57:09 · Ars Technica

3. University of Pennsylvania Study Warns of 'Cognitive Surrender' as AI Users Abandon Critical Thinking

A new psychological framework is emerging for a significant category of AI users: those who routinely outsource their critical thinking to large language models, a behavior researchers are now calling 'cognitive surrender.' This phenomenon describes a willingness to accept AI's seemingly authoritative answers without a...

The Lab · 2026-04-09 17:57:21 · TechCrunch

4. Sierra Co-Founder Bret Taylor Declares the End of Clicking: AI Agents to Replace Software Interfaces

Bret Taylor, the co-founder of the conversational AI startup Sierra, has issued a stark prediction for the future of human-computer interaction: the era of clicking buttons is over. This declaration signals a fundamental shift away from the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that have defined computing for decades, posit...