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- A sociologist surveys the evidence so far on AI therapy: it’s mixed but ultimately lacks emotion and memory—so far, via TLS.
- A new study in JLA reinterprets Christian graffiti in late antique Delphi, Sardis, Aphrodisias, and Hawarte, especially clusters of crosses, as remembrances of prayers and other acts of communal piety.
- AI backlash at commencements and in surveys, via Axios: “Only 18% of young people ages 14 to 29 say they feel hopeful about AI, according to a recent Gallup survey. The disdain spans generations and political parties. An Economist/YouGov poll released this week showed more than 70% of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly, with 68% of Republicans and 77% of Democrats saying it’s moving too fast.”
- Richard Sennett reviews Rowan Williams: “Like Williams, Levinas is minded to complex, uncertain, difficult, liminal, confused experiences – experiences that are non-infinite. Yet they remain mysteries that human beings can never, ultimately, fathom or share with one another. It is best, he says, to remain a neighbour: near, sympathetic, tolerant, but not together doing spiritual labour.”