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A short opinion piece contends that calling any group of people 'stupid' is itself a sign of not thinking carefully. The author argues intelligence is better understood as an action—thinking things through—rather than a fixed trait, and that jumping to conclusions, including the conclusion that others are stupid, is the real failure of reasoning.
Mirror Particle, a two-year-old San Francisco startup, is developing a custom foundation 'world model' that aims to predict consumer behavior and its underlying causes, rather than relying on large language models fine-tuned to role-play demographics. CEO Abhivyakti Ahuja says the model focuses on tracking how people change over time, including the triggers behind those shifts. The company has raised an angel round and says it is close to closing its first venture round.
A study led by Dr. Ian Hughes at Texas A&M University found that employees who compulsively browse distressing news during work hours tend to dwell on what they've read, and that lingering rumination reduces their engagement with work. The findings, drawn from two studies of workers in the US and UK, show the effect is strongest among people high in neuroticism, a trait tied to anxiety and worry.