Reem Ayad

Check out @hellovic.bsky.social's new paper on the moralization of AI: osf.io/preprints/ps.... Ort check out a cool infographic of the paper.

🧵 New preprint alert! Why do some people refuse to use AI, even when you tell them it's safe and beneficial? We argue it's not about risk perception. It's about moralization. AI has become a moral issue for many people, and that changes everything. [1/7] osf.io/preprints/ps...

Check out my student @hellovic.bsky.social's new paper: The Moralization of Artificial Intelligence

With @reemayad.bsky.social, @eloisecote.bsky.social, @yoelinbar.net, and Jason Plaks

The best time was had at #SISPP2025 ❤️‍🔥 a huge thank you to @chops310.bsky.social and @lydiaemery.bsky.social for being wonderful instructors and to the Close Relationships class for being my new close friends 💖

And shout out to my UofT family for being my safe base during #SISPP2025 @uoftpsychology.bsky.social @elainehoan.bsky.social @zachademia.bsky.social @jessesreid.bsky.social @elizabethwchan.bsky.social

🚨New Preprint Alert! 🚨

How do people perceive those who outsource tasks to AI – especially in deeply human domains like relationships?

In a new preprint led by my PostDoc Scott Claessens and PhD student Pierce Veitch, we explore this.

Are women morally wonderful? Excited by this paper, with
@jowylie.bsky.social, @anagantman.bsky.social, @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social, Peter Mende-Siedlecki, and Heleni Singer.

osf.io/preprints/ps...

I think @emollick.bsky.social's idea of comparing to the best available human alternative is useful here. While in-person support from someone who knows you well is likely best, it is not always available, and people often do consult strangers on the internet or on crisis text lines for support.

People often claim they know when ChatGPT wrote something, but are they as accurate as they think?

Turns out that while general population is unreliable, those who frequently use ChatGPT for writing tasks can spot even "humanized" AI-generated text with near-perfect accuracy 🎯