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  • State-of-the-art generative artificial intelligence (AI) can now match humans in creativity tests and is at the cusp of augmenting the creativity of every knowledge worker on Earth. We argue that enriching generative AI applications with insights from the psychological sciences may revolutionize our understanding of creativity and lead to increasing synergies in human–AI hybrid intelligent interfaces.

    • Janet Rafner
    • Roger E. Beaty
    • Jacob Sherson
    Comment
  • Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have made it easy to create realistic disinformation that is hard to detect by humans and may undermine public trust. Some approaches used for assessing the reliability of online information may no longer work in the AI age. We offer suggestions for how research can help to tackle the threats of AI-generated disinformation.

    • Stefan Feuerriegel
    • Renée DiResta
    • Nicolas Pröllochs
    Comment
  • If mistakes are made in clinical settings, patients suffer. Artificial intelligence (AI) generally — and large language models specifically — are increasingly used in health settings, but the way that physicians use AI tools in this high-stakes environment depends on how information is delivered. AI toolmakers have a responsibility to present information in a way that minimizes harm.

    • Marzyeh Ghassemi
    Comment
  • For the partnership between policy and academia to be a fruitful one, it is important that expectations on both sides are clear. In this World View, Ammaarah Martinus shares her experiences from working in government for over a decade.

    • Ammaarah Martinus
    World View
  • Social media data enable insights into human behaviour. Researchers can access these data via platform-provided application programming interfaces (APIs), but these come with restrictive usage terms that mean studies cannot be reproduced or replicated. Platform-owned APIs hinder access, transparency and scientific knowledge.

    • Brittany I. Davidson
    • Darja Wischerath
    • Alicia G. Cork
    Comment
  • We need human behavioural change to decarbonize our buildings. This requirement arises from our needs, lifestyle energy choices and interactions with buildings, and is an underexploited, yet essential demand-side opportunity for rapid and sustainable decarbonization. We propose a sufficiency-oriented approach that fosters equitable building decarbonization, while maintaining planetary boundaries.

    • Jeetika Malik
    • Tianzhen Hong
    • Sea Rotmann
    Comment
  • On the basis of decades of cognitive science research into the nature of lexical concepts, we argue that gender categories that reflect the reality of the experiences of transgender people are more useful and cognitively natural than sex-based category definitions.

    • Andrew Perfors
    • Steven T. Piantadosi
    • Celeste Kidd
    Comment
  • We spend a lot of time on the manuscripts we publish, from pre-review evaluation and finding reviewers to post-review decisions and revision evaluations. However, we reserve the closest level of scrutiny for manuscripts that have successfully passed the peer review process and are in preparation for acceptance.

    Editorial
  • Hopelessness and despair threaten health and longevity. We urgently need strategies to counteract these effects and improve population health. Prosociality contributes to better mental and physical health for individuals, and for the communities in which they live. We propose that prosociality should be a public health priority.

    • Laura D. Kubzansky
    • Elissa S. Epel
    • Richard J. Davidson
    Comment
  • The rise of generative AI requires a research agenda grounded in the African context to determine locally relevant strategies for its development and use. With a critical mass of evidence on the risks and benefits that generative AI poses to African societies, the scaled use of this new technology might help to reduce rising global inequities.

    • Rachel Adams
    • Ayantola Alayande
    • Davy K. Uwizera
    Comment
  • Bullying comes in many forms, including when subordinates bully a manager. Sara Branch argues that workplaces should implement policies to combat all types of bullying.

    • Sara Branch
    World View
  • Anglo-Saxon conventions in handling author names in the academy negatively affect scholars around the world. Academia can and must take steps to change this, writes Victoria Guazzelli Williamson.

    • Victoria Guazzelli Williamson
    World View
  • Progress in the burgeoning field of misinformation research requires some degree of consensus about what constitutes an effective intervention to combat misinformation. We differentiate between research designs that are used to evaluate interventions and recommend one that measures how well people discern between true and false content.

    • Brian Guay
    • Adam J. Berinsky
    • David Rand
    Comment