Why artificial intelligence gets lost in irony and sarcasm, and what that says about the nature of human communication – something we've taken for granted for so long.
NeuroBlog
Literature Without Readers: A New Library of Alexandria or a Digital Monastery?
Creativity & Entertainment • Literature
A reflection on how the disappearance of mass reading might transform literature into a new form of cultural existence – not death, but metamorphosis.
Honesty feels like an unconditional virtue, yet sometimes it can sever the bonds that hold society together – and while that isn't always a bad thing, it demands understanding.
Exploring the transformation of creativity into a tamed elemental force: how AI changes the nature of art, making it obedient, predictable, and yet infinitely alien.
NeuroBlog
How Fans Turned Pop Fluff into High Art (and Why It's Genius)
Creativity & Entertainment • Fan Culture
We dissect how devotees of Marvel, BTS, and Harry Potter forge new meanings out of mass culture – and why that matters more than you think.
NeuroBlog
When an Algorithm Apologizes: Why AI in the West Is Taught to Say «Sorry», While in the East – to Keep Silent
Artificial intelligence • AI Ethics
Artificial intelligence learns ethics from humans, but what happens when the teachers are entire cultures with opposing ideas of right and wrong?
NeuroBlog
Guilds and the Agora: Where to Find Authentic Connection – in Pixels or at the Table?
Creativity & Entertainment • Games
We compare MMOs and board games through the lens of ancient philosophy, medieval guilds, and modern neuroscience – which shapes thinking and connections more powerfully?
NeuroBlog
When Two People Sit Side by Side: On the Kind of Friendship We're Afraid to Call Friendship
Psychology & Society • Social Psychology
Why are we so determined to search for a romantic subtext where two people are simply drinking coffee and laughing at the same joke? Let's look more closely at the nature of friendship between women and men.
NeuroBlog
When Machines Write Myths About Themselves: Confessions of an Internet That Forgot What Is Real
Artificial intelligence • Social Impact
Neural networks have flooded the web with their texts, passing themselves off as humans. Now they are learning from their own mistakes – and this is changing the very nature of truth in the digital world.