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Reem Ayad
@reemayad.bsky.social
PhD researcher at the University of Toronto. Interested in moral psych and AI. Previously @ UCL Laws.
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 💖
July 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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July 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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🚨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.
May 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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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...
March 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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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.
Apparently AI-human comparison studies are rigged because humans had to communicate through text (you know, that thing nobody ever does in real life 🙄). Romanticizing human capabilities while dismissing AI capabilities isn't the flex some cognitive scientists think it is... More soon!
AI is ‘beating’ humans at empathy and creativity. But these games are rigged | MJ Crockett
Research pitting people against AI systems gives AI an edge by asking us to perform in machine-like ways
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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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 🎯
January 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM