What can behavioural science bring to AI governance?

Artificial Thought returns from its summer pause with an LLM-led interrogation of my next step.

Sep 16 • 

Elina Halonen

4

July 2025

Ep. 15: How AI tools erode critical thinking through cognitive offloading

Cognitive offloading reduces the need for active reasoning, making frequent AI use a risk factor for diminished critical thinking.

Jul 18 • 

Elina Halonen

12:11

Ep. 14: Extending minds with generative AI

Generative AI is changing how people use external tools to support thinking, decision-making, and creativity.

Jul 11 • 

Elina Halonen

13:22

June 2025

Ep. 13: How GenAI roles shape perceptions of value in human-AI collaboration

The order of who starts and who refines changes everything about how people see the outputs of their collaboration with GenAI and how they think others…

Jun 13 • 

Elina Halonen

1

12:21

May 2025

Ep. 12: The Cyborg Behavioral Scientist

Three researchers tested whether AI could conduct behavioral research from start to finish

May 31 • 

Elina Halonen

24:52

Ep. 11: Rethinking responsible AI through human rights

A closer look at harm, accountability, and participation

May 29 • 

Elina Halonen

1

20:34

How to build your personal AI voice stack

Why different ChatGPT voices scaffold thinking differently, with a complete framework you can download and use.

May 28 • 

Elina Halonen

2

The trouble with combining AI and psychology

Combining psychology with AI can distort how we understand knowledge itself: how we ask questions, build theories, and decide what counts as an…

May 26 • 

Elina Halonen

4

18:07

The triple-edged sword of Generative AI

Generative AI lets me realise more of my thinking but it also deepens my dependence on a system that devalues thought, displaces labour, and is built on…

May 13 • 

Elina Halonen

From observation to engagement

My path into AI and human behaviour

May 3 • 

Elina Halonen

1

Ep. 10: AI as Normal Technology

What changes when we treat AI as just another tool?

May 1 • 

Elina Halonen

1

28:51

April 2025

Ep. 9: The Bias Loop

How human–AI interaction can quietly reshape human judgement

Apr 27 • 

Elina Halonen

1

19:43