Gloria Mark
Coverage of Gloria Mark in the Nexus archive.
- The Download: AI hacking beyond Mythos, and chatbots’ impact on our brains
A Meta AI customer support agent was exploited to steal Instagram accounts by linking them to attacker-controlled emails, highlighting risks of AI-driven security breaches. Researchers warn AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude may weaken cognitive abilities, reducing attention spans and critical thinking. Anthropic advocates for a global AI development slowdown due to self-improving model risks.
- Are AI chatbots making us lose control of our brains?
Psychologist Gloria Mark's research shows human attention spans have decreased from 2.5 minutes in 2003 to 47 seconds by 2020 due to digital technologies. Frequent attention switching causes stress and reduces task performance, with lawsuits against Meta and Google's YouTube alleging addictive product design harms children.