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Break the Cycle of Bad Self-Improvement Advice

Cassie Kozyrkov

“Neurodivergent people could use [large language models] to practice conversations and gauge the kinds of reactions they might get from their neurotypical conversation partners. LLMs can also be very helpful to understand the neurotypical conversational style,” he says.

Can AI Create a More Equitable Future for Neurodiverse Workers?

Benjy Hansen-Bundy

During the 2010s, the body-positivity movement occurred in response to a decade of cruel, ritualized self-hatred. What had started with Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty in 2004 gained momentum as more scientific evidence emerged that diets simply did not work. In 2016, the plus-sized model Ashley Graham appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue, the same year that Mattel began selling Barbies with different body types and skin colors.

Girl on Girl

Sophie Gilbert

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