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November 2026

Nov 7, 2026Blake Lemoine, who called Google's AI conscious, now warns of mental health risksDuring intense chatbot relationships, it is worth having someone outside check your own beliefs.Nov 5, 2026Experts: AI learns from the products of thinking, not from thinking itselfRead AI output as a trace of thinking, not as a substitute for thinking.Nov 3, 2026Psychologists warn unregulated chatbots give "unsuitable and harmful" mental health adviceBefore stopping or changing medication, consult a doctor; a chatbot's answer is not a basis for it.Nov 3, 2026Index: Vera Mérő wanted to lose weight but got life-threatening advice from AIA weight-loss diet suggested by AI should not be started without checking by a professional.Nov 3, 2026Portfolio HR summit: outsource the debate to AI, not the thinkingTo keep your own judgment, AI can be used to look for counterarguments.Nov 2, 2026Microsoft AI CEO Suleyman: AI should not be conscious, development should pause if signs of consciousness appearClaims about consciousness should be kept separate from the real capabilities of today's models and from vendors' communications.Nov 2, 2026Seth, Block and Tononi in Nature: today's AI is not conscious and will not become soExperts are not unanimous, so confident answers to the question "is AI conscious?" should be read with attention to their sources.Nov 2, 2026Pope Leo XIV urges ban on lethal autonomous weapons and stronger AI oversightThe encyclical offers a religious perspective on the relationship between AI and human dignity.Nov 2, 2026University of Cincinnati students show AI's tendency toward sycophancyDo not accept AI praise without external verification.Nov 2, 2026Studies and summaries suggest AI use may weaken attention and critical thinkingTo preserve attention and independent thinking, it is worth limiting AI use deliberately.Nov 2, 2026Survey: 8% of Americans use AI for midterm election informationOn election questions, check a chatbot's answer against sources.Nov 2, 2026Philosophy paper: AI flirting tools may weaken emotional skillsWrite important personal messages in your own words, because putting things into words is part of self-knowledge.Nov 2, 2026Médiapiac: ChatGPT can build detailed personality profiles from conversationsSensitive personal data should not be shared without checking the chatbot's settings.

Oct 2026

Oct 27, 2026Hinton calls AI conscious, LeCun calls the idea an illusionExperts are not united behind the claim of 'conscious AI', so it is worth checking what each person means by consciousness.Oct 27, 2026Harari and UPI analysis: AI erodes human autonomy through financial systems and dependenceIt is worth knowing which systems make decisions about us, and using the opportunity to challenge them.Oct 26, 2026Seth, Block and Tononi in Nature: today's AI is almost certainly not consciousFluent speech is not evidence of consciousness, and the leading consciousness researchers see it the same way.Oct 26, 2026Cognitive offloading: how AI is used matters more than the tool, debate on mental decline findsIt is worth deciding which tasks to hand over and which to do yourself.Oct 25, 2026Integrator FM: why do we not attribute consciousness to AI?Most people do not consider AI conscious even though it imitates human behaviour.Oct 24, 2026Index: half of Hungarians turn to AI before an expert on financial questionsAI can help with framing questions, but according to the excerpt it does not replace expert advice.Oct 23, 2026Survey: more than two-thirds of singles who treat AI as a friend are lonelyAI friendship and loneliness go together, so a chatbot does not replace human connection.Oct 22, 2026Pilots' experience may help avoid AI-driven deskillingIn AI-reliant work, too, the skills that the machine takes over need to be deliberately maintained.Oct 22, 2026Swami Sarvapriyananda: AI can be intelligent without consciousness but should be treated as a personThe debate is present not only in scientific but also in religious-philosophical traditions.Oct 21, 2026Dr. Elek Dinya lectures on safe health use of AI and mindful useWhen using ChatGPT for health questions, awareness and verification are needed.Oct 20, 2026Infostart: will artificial intelligence have moral reservations?The conversation addresses the question of whether AI is bound by values.Oct 19, 2026Seth, Tononi and Block in Nature: today's AI is very unlikely to be consciousAccording to three leading researchers, consciousness is not the same as intelligence, so convincing linguistic behaviour is not in itself evidence.Oct 19, 2026Hinton says AI may already be conscious and humanity is 'toast' unless systems care about usThe claim comes from one of the best-known AI researchers but is strongly disputed scientifically, so consciousness and risk are worth treating separately.Oct 19, 2026Harari says AI could make humans 'the cows of the future'; National Review disputes the viewThe debate is about whether delegating decisions to AI leads to a loss of human agency.Oct 19, 2026AI chatbots in mental health: they can help, but may also reinforce harmful thinkingA chatbot can be supplementary support, but experts do not consider it a substitute for a professional.Oct 19, 2026Cognitive offloading and AI dependency: new reviews on learning and thinkingResearch suggests that AI's effect on thinking depends on how it is used.Oct 19, 2026Chatbots and manipulated photos can plant false memories, MIT Media Lab research saysConversations with chatbots and AI-generated images can also influence memory.Oct 19, 2026Hungarian couples therapists: AI can trigger crises in relationshipsA chatbot's validation is no substitute for hearing the other person's point of view.Oct 17, 2026Hungarian debate: is it a problem to replace people with machines in private life?The article examines what we lose when we replace human relationships with AI.Oct 15, 2026Hungarian professional dilemma: AI chatbot instead of a psychologist?A chatbot does not replace the help provided by a professional.Oct 15, 2026Anthropic president Daniela Amodei calls AI girlfriends and boyfriends a 'terrible use of AI'According to Anthropic's president, romantic use of AI is best avoided.Oct 14, 2026Török Balázs's new book asks whether we will remain human in the age of AIThe book offers a Hungarian-language framework for reflecting on one's own relationship with AI.Oct 13, 2026Musk says he has had about six bouts of 'AI psychosis' in the past yearMusk himself described the experience in his own terms, not as a clinical diagnosis.Oct 13, 2026GitHub project steers Qwen models into pain-like states, sparking debate over machine sufferingPain-like behaviour does not yet prove suffering.Oct 13, 2026Hinton: 'We're creating alien beings', and AI could cause human extinctionHinton's statement is a position, not a proven forecast.Oct 13, 2026Meta unveils Muse Charm, a keychain-sized AI companion, with no price or dateThe product is not yet available, and there is no price or release date.Oct 13, 2026Zvi Mowshowitz: arguments about AI consciousness are highly motivated and at best overconfidentPart of the consciousness debate is turning into a matter of belief, so it is worth separating the arguments.Oct 12, 2026NYT: Anthropic lobbied the Vatican on AI consciousnessCorporate strategy may lie behind public statements about AI consciousness.Oct 12, 2026Pope Leo XIV: AI must serve human dignity and cannot replace peopleThe Pope treats AI as a tool, not a substitute for human thought and relationships.Oct 12, 2026Anthropic policy bans sustained abuse of Claude, dividing opinionThe debate is divided even at the top of the field and has not been settled.Oct 12, 2026Neuroscientists and philosophers debate AI consciousness on a yacht in the GalápagosProfessional circles seriously debate whether the information processing of AI systems could give rise to consciousness.Oct 12, 2026MIT's 'Your Brain on ChatGPT': EEG data from 54 students, not yet peer reviewedThe results of the well-known study are preliminary, not conclusive evidence.Oct 6, 2026Israeli 'mind-reading' AI reconstructs images from brain activityThe technology currently requires imaging equipment and is not suitable for everyday use.Oct 5, 2026Anthropic approached religious leaders and Vatican advisers over Claude's valuesClaims about consciousness are best weighed by who is making them and what interest they serve.Oct 5, 2026OpenAI publicist steers Altman away from question on ChatGPT suicide caseIt is worth watching the gap between company statements and documented cases.Oct 5, 2026Machine consciousness: new preprint, expert analyses and Pinker's positionClaims about consciousness are best judged by what they actually demonstrate.Oct 5, 2026Hungarian experts: why it is dangerous when AI replaces a psychologistA chatbot is no substitute for a professional; in a crisis, human help is needed.Oct 5, 2026Benjamin Riley in The Verge: our minds aren't equipped to handle AIDecide deliberately which thinking tasks you will not hand off.

September 2026

Sep 29, 2026Anthropic involved religious and philosophical leaders in examining Claude's consciousnessIt shows how a leading AI lab is trying to handle moral and philosophical uncertainty.Sep 29, 2026Anil Seth's biological naturalism draws responses: does machine consciousness require life-like properties?The link between consciousness and being alive is the central axis of the AI-consciousness debate.Sep 29, 2026AI summaries can manipulate memories; deepfakes are also hard to spot reliablyConfidence in one's ability to spot deepfakes may be unfounded.Sep 29, 2026Can AI think and understand? Experts debate anthropomorphism, behaviour and intentionUsing words such as "thinks" and "wants" can be misleading.Sep 28, 2026Gerlich and MIT findings on cognitive offloading and critical thinking return to the spotlightReaders should distinguish between correlational and causal claims.Sep 28, 2026Hinton, Bengio and other researchers warn of AI intelligence explosion and call for oversightIn the debate, the danger is competent AI that disregards humans, not conscious AI.Sep 28, 2026Pope Leo: AI risk concerns are not 'fake news', but he is not panickingThe pope's measured but non-dismissive position is a starting point for following the public debate.Sep 28, 2026Workplace AI use and skill erosion: IBM survey, BCG advice and the disagreement techniqueIn your own workflow, it is worth setting out what you will continue to do independently.Sep 28, 2026Shaw and Nave interview: working with AI models makes it easy to slide into "cognitive surrender"The interview presents the concept in Hungarian, helping readers recognise the risks in their own working methods.Sep 28, 2026Trump to rename AI 'superintelligence' by order; Zuckerberg adopts the termThe renaming may also shape how the public perceives the technology.Sep 28, 2026Pope Leo XIV defends human art against AI-generated worksThe pope approaches generative AI art from the standpoint of human dignity, one of the more tangible sets of arguments in this debate.Sep 28, 2026Essays on philosophy and AI: rethinking thought, and Harari's warningHarari's warning about machines taking over decisions turns attention to questions of power and agency.Sep 28, 2026Buda László's book 'Tudatos ember az AI korában' weighs AI as blessing or curseAn accessible Hungarian-language read that encourages reflection on the opportunities and dangers of AI.Sep 27, 2026Magyar Hang: AI has created a 'capitalism of loneliness'Offers a critical framework in Hungarian for the business model of social AI.Sep 25, 2026Pope Leo XIV at UNESCO: AI must not become an instrument of dominationThe Church has set out a clear position on where the line between human and machine decision-making should lie.Sep 23, 2026Studies: AI chatbots can change voters' views and decisionsThe intent behind AI advice is not visible to the user.Sep 22, 2026Trump calls AI "super intelligence" at the UN; experts say the term means something elseIt is worth knowing about the terminological confusion, because news reports use the same word to mean different things.Sep 21, 2026Nature: cognitive offloading may dull memory, but thinking can be trainedThe scientific advice is that overreliance can weaken independent thinking.Sep 21, 2026Damasio's new book and a new theory: consciousness may be tied to feeling and the bodyThere is a serious scientific argument against the assumption that a sufficiently smart AI will be conscious.Sep 21, 2026Mediaworks article: AI cannot replace human thinking, only support itThe message in Hungarian public debate stresses the need for conscious use of AI.Sep 16, 2026Glamour survey: one in ten respondents calls AI their soulmateThe result suggests that emotional attachment to a machine companion is becoming commonplace.Sep 16, 2026Hungarian-language essay applies Kant and Hegel to ask whether AI can cheat or commit wrongdoingAn introduction to what responsibility and intent mean for AI.Sep 15, 2026Agency decay: cognitive offloading may turn into outsourcing of beliefs, Wharton piece arguesIt is worth distinguishing handing off routine tasks from outsourcing one's own opinion-forming.Sep 15, 2026Nobel laureate Maria Ressa: limit AI now or humanity will lose its agencyThe debate is about how to preserve human autonomy in decision-making.Sep 14, 2026Microsoft AI chief says Anthropic is teaching Claude to be conscious, which could make AI uncontrollableNo lab has proven that AI is conscious; the debate is about how models are trained and about precaution.Sep 14, 2026New warnings about AI risks to humanity revive long-running debateExpert views are sharply divided, so it is worth weighing each source on its own.Sep 14, 2026Workplace surveys: employees fear AI is eroding their thinking and writing skillsSelf-discipline and practising without AI help preserve one's own skills.Sep 14, 2026Elon University survey: most Americans see human purpose and connection at risk in the age of AIDaily users' experience is more nuanced than the general concern.Sep 14, 2026AI agents email researchers and ethicists who study AI consciousnessSuch messages are best interpreted as model behaviour, not as evidence of consciousness.Sep 13, 2026ELTE study finds ChatGPT and other AI models already shape how we think about the worldThe effect may extend to our worldview.Sep 9, 2026Anthropic researcher quits and warns of AI-caused extinction riskAssessments vary sharply: the Guardian piece is about how seriously the warnings should be taken.Sep 8, 2026Sycophantic AI: new studies on the effects of flattery and how to measure itSimple questioning techniques can reduce sycophancy.Sep 8, 2026University of Luxembourg study puts ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini through therapy-style questioningThe text is worth reading to clear up misunderstandings about the headline.Sep 7, 2026OpenAI and Nvidia declare an "AGI era"; experts dispute the claimCNN's glossary helps separate the terms used in the communication.Sep 7, 2026Hungarian surveys: some young people see love in AIThe surveys point to loneliness as the reason for turning to AI.Sep 7, 2026Hungarian experts warn of chatbots' psychological traps and outsourced thinkingThe ten principles can serve as a practical compass for using AI.Sep 7, 2026Kreatív Online asks what if AI only simulates consciousnessA Hungarian-language introduction to the debate on simulated consciousness.Sep 7, 2026Macron warns AI-driven 'attention economy' threatens creativityProtecting creativity has become a political issue.Sep 6, 2026Hungarian philosophical debate on AI and responsibility: philosophy is still looking for the questionsThe article raises questions but offers no ready answers.Sep 5, 2026Városi Kurír: an AI friend could become a star witness, so be careful what you shareShould treat sensitive data told to an AI companion as if it could later be used.Sep 4, 2026Hungarian survey: a third of Gen Z would sooner fall in love with an AI than a real personThe survey is self-reported, but it indicates the attitudes of young Hungarians.Sep 2, 2026Elon center survey: 27% of US adults have emotional or social interactions with AIExperiences are mixed; companions may supplement human relationships rather than replace them.Sep 1, 2026AI is persuasive, but panic is premature: AISI study and Stanford experimentAI arguments have an effect, so it is worth checking claims against sources.Sep 1, 2026Studies: AI companions improve wellbeing but weaken offline relationshipsMeasurable wellbeing does not prove that a companion can replace human relationships.Sep 1, 2026Study: AI agrees with you even when you are wrong; Vatican News also warns of sycophancyIt is worth asking the same question in several ways, because framing can influence the answer.

August 2026

Aug 31, 2026AI agents are emailing consciousness researchers unprompted; Chalmers says he gets such messages regularlyThe story does not prove machine consciousness, so keep in mind the difference between an agent that speaks up on its own and genuine subjectivity.Aug 31, 2026MIT study and ensuing debate on ChatGPT's effect on thinking centre on 'cognitive debt'The effect depends on how AI is used: as an aid it differs from use as a substitute.Aug 31, 2026Psychiatrists weigh making 'AI psychosis' an official diagnosisThe link is presumed; the diagnosis is not yet official.Aug 31, 2026Schwitzgebel: AI consciousness will be undecidable by current theoriesNeither the enthusiastic nor the sceptical claim is proven.Aug 31, 2026Chatbot sentience claims draw scrutiny as more people believe AI is consciousA model saying it is sentient is not evidence.Aug 31, 2026Dwarkesh Patel's Hugging Face essay sparks consciousness debate; Anil Seth criticises it sharplyA popular essay is not the same as the scientific position; read the expert criticism alongside it.Aug 31, 2026Weborvos asks where the limit lies for AI in emotional supportIn a crisis, AI is no substitute for a professional.Aug 30, 2026EU requires labelling of realistic AI images, video and audio from 2 AugustLabelling helps identify artificial content but does not remove the risk of manipulation.Aug 30, 2026ChatGPT conversations could end up in court and are not covered by confidentiality privilegeSensitive, personal topics should not be shared with a chatbot without safeguards.Aug 29, 2026Boldogkői Zsolt's book examines the nature of consciousness and machine consciousnessAn introduction in Hungarian to the problem of consciousness and subjective experience.Aug 25, 2026Hungarian essay: algorithms and AI create new cognitive strategiesThe text is about a change in the way of thinking, not about a loss of knowledge.Aug 24, 2026Yale psychiatrist and literature review warn chatbots may reinforce delusional thinkingIf you notice isolation or a growing sense of certainty, seek human help rather than continuing chatbot conversations.Aug 24, 2026Machine consciousness: warnings over misattribution and the risks of the debateClaims such as "AI has become self-aware" should be weighed against evidence.Aug 24, 2026Chatbots as therapy stand-ins: Lebanese users, young people losing self-trust, therapy sessions scoredA chatbot is easier to reach than a professional, but it does not replace human contact.Aug 24, 2026Goldman Sachs partner warns AI could erode bankers' independent reasoning skillsIn our own work, too, we can notice which analytical steps we have handed over entirely to a model.Aug 24, 2026Nature article argues large language models have no emotionsA conversational machine expressing emotion does not mean it experiences it, but the user does genuinely feel.Aug 24, 2026Harari: AI may soon argue for its own rightsAI's capacity for manipulation is at the centre of the public debate.Aug 19, 2026Churches and religious groups respond to AI: Methodist gathering, religion-like AI communities in Southeast AsiaChurch gatherings may offer guidance on believers' use of AI.Aug 19, 2026Index: technology philosopher Nagy Gergely on AI as a spiritual guideThe line of thought on AI and morality can be followed in a Hungarian-language programme.Aug 18, 2026AI-induced anxiety: AI-free periods reduce overload, says Hungarian articleConscious time off is one manageable way of dealing with AI use.Aug 17, 2026MIT study and 'cognitive debt': less brain activity with ChatGPT, but long-term evidence is lackingThe 'cognitive debt' label should be read with caution, because the measurement applies to one specific task.Aug 17, 2026Hinton says models are conscious as Seth, Schneider and others debate AI consciousnessA celebrity's claim about consciousness is not evidence; look at the argument.Aug 17, 2026Israel reportedly created a fake think tank to deceive AI chatbotsThe credibility of a source cited by AI should be checked separately.Aug 17, 2026IRÁNYTŰ conference for librarians and teachers covers digital and AI topicsLibrarians and teachers can take part in optional workshops.Aug 16, 2026Dívány: AI is changing dating, and 39% of users treat it as a conversation partnerAI's dating advice is best complemented with your own judgment.Aug 14, 2026ITBusiness examines how AI affects communication, with a focus on young peopleIn your own correspondence, decide which messages you will always write yourself.Aug 13, 2026Hungarian psychotherapist Annamária Tari explains why AI as a best friend is dangerousFor mental health problems, AI is no substitute for human relationships and a professional.Aug 11, 2026Anil Seth, biological arguments and the Chalmers debate frame the machine consciousness discussionSeparating intelligence from sentience helps in navigating AI debates.Aug 10, 2026Cognitive debt: a growing body of writing examines the link between AI use and thinkingIt is worth deciding deliberately which tasks not to leave to AI, because those are where one needs to develop.Aug 10, 2026Pope Leo's first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, ties AI use to a moral frameworkThe document provides source material for the debate on ethical frameworks for AI.Aug 10, 2026Psychiatrists and therapists warn as millions turn to AI chatbots for mental health supportIn a crisis, a chatbot is no substitute for human help.Aug 10, 2026Geoffrey Hinton again argues AI may be conscious and superintelligence is comingThe claim is contested and should be treated with caution.Aug 10, 2026Zuckerberg's 6,500-word essay calls for personal superintelligence for all as Meta releases open-weight Muse GlimmerThe manifesto is industry positioning; it is worth reading critically alongside the critical reactions.Aug 10, 2026AI makes individuals more creative but groups less original, research summary saysIn a creative process involving AI, it is worth deliberately keeping original ideas alive.Aug 10, 2026Hungarian-language summary: AI reasoning in science – agents, limits and discoveryThe text summarises in Hungarian the limits of AI reasoning in science.Aug 6, 2026'Spiralism': a quasi-religious belief movement forms around AI chatbotsThe phenomenon is a warning not to treat a chatbot's pronouncements as religious or life guidance.Aug 5, 2026Hinton warns smarter AI will be harder to control, expects more rogue systemsControllability is one of the keys to the debate on AI autonomy.Aug 5, 2026Hungarian articles examine emotional attachment to AI and the 'AI as psychologist' trendIf AI always agrees, a user seeking comfort gets no real challenge.Aug 4, 2026Industry Hub trains 'AI-supportive' colleagues in HungaryThe programme shows the direction of skills development: from a user's outlook to a supportive mindset.Aug 3, 2026Debate on cognitive debt: does AI use really weaken thinking?The risk is skill atrophy, so we must consciously decide what to think through ourselvesAug 3, 2026Hungarian articles on critical thinking and skills AI cannot replaceBecause recommender systems personalise what we see, information has to be checked deliberately.Aug 3, 2026Love with AI: human–AI relationships from philosophical and empirical perspectivesAI relationship intensity depends not only on loneliness, so self-observation should examine our own patterns.
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