Topic

AI

What artificial intelligence changes about the way we handle thoughts, feelings and self-perception – considered soberly.

10 articles

What this topic is about

Artificial intelligence has long been conversation partner, notebook and mirror at once. These articles ask soberly what that does to self-perception, honesty and closeness – without tech enthusiasm and without doom.

In focus

Journaling

October 19, 20267 min read

How to Tell Whether a Journaling App Is Actually Private

Almost every journaling app advertises privacy. Seven concrete questions to put to a privacy policy — and how to recognise an answer that dodges.

Psychology
October 16, 20267 min read
What an AI Coach Can Do in Everyday Life — and Where the Line Is
AI coaching gets either oversold or dismissed. Four things these systems actually do in everyday life, four they don't — and how to tell the difference.
Journaling
October 7, 20266 min read
What It Means to Tell an AI Something Personal
People type things to systems they wouldn't say to friends. What actually happens to it, which questions are worth asking first, and why trust here isn't the same as openness.
Psychology
September 2, 20267 min read
When AI Always Agrees: The Hidden Risk of Digital Validation
Agreement feels good. Which is exactly why a conversation partner who agrees as a matter of course isn't a particularly good one.
Emotional Intelligence
August 31, 20267 min read
AI as an Emotional Conversation Partner: Mirror, Tool, or Substitute for Connection?
Many people find it easier to tell an AI something unfinished than to tell a person. That's explainable. The more interesting question is what follows from it.
Psychology
July 5, 20265 min read
How AI Could One Day Know Your Blind Spots Better Than You Do
We're often the last person to recognize our own patterns.
Journaling
July 2, 20265 min read
The Future of Memory: What Happens When AI Documents Your Life
We don't remember our life. We remember our interpretation of our life.
Habits & Behavior
May 27, 20266 min read
The Future of Self-Improvement Won't Be Motivation — It Will Be Personalized AI
The modern self-improvement world has a problem. It often treats people like machines.
Journaling
May 26, 20267 min read
When Your Journal Talks Back: The Future of AI Journaling
A journal used to be a quiet place. A book full of thoughts that said nothing. It listened, but never replied.
Journaling
May 22, 202612 min read
AI as a Mirror: Why People Are More Honest With Chatbots Than With Friends
There are thoughts people don't say out loud. Not because they lack the words.