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an interesting piece on learned helplessness in JTA by @iddogefen.bsky.social
www.jta.org/2025/08/08/i...
www.jta.org/2025/08/08/i...
Neuroscience has a name for the way so many Jews are feeling today: learned helplessness - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Fortunately, there's something we can do to help.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
an interesting piece on learned helplessness in JTA by @iddogefen.bsky.social
www.jta.org/2025/08/08/i...
www.jta.org/2025/08/08/i...
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Framing human brains in terms borrowed from artificial intelligence is dangerous—writes Shohamy lab grad student @iddogefen.bsky.social in @latimes.com. He explores the harm of trying to “optimize” or “fine-tune” people—for education, health, law, art or science. tinyurl.com/2zjsv892
Contributor: The human brain doesn't learn, think or recall like an AI. Embrace the difference
Inaccurate metaphors about the mind can cause real harm, for instance leading educators to 'train' children like algorithms.
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July 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Framing human brains in terms borrowed from artificial intelligence is dangerous—writes Shohamy lab grad student @iddogefen.bsky.social in @latimes.com. He explores the harm of trying to “optimize” or “fine-tune” people—for education, health, law, art or science. tinyurl.com/2zjsv892