Our Scans · (ZY.4.22) Psychology · Weekly Summary

• From voice assistants like Siri to natural language processors, AI technologies use cultural biases and modern psychology to fit specific characteristics of how users perceive and navigate the external world, thereby projecting the illusion of intelligence. Oxford Scholarship Online
• Machine learning is exceptionally good at learning how to exploit human psychology because the internet provides a vast and fast feedback loop to learn what will reinforce and or break beliefs by demographic cohorts. Enterprise AI
• Schools' limited access to professional help, such as speech and language therapists or educational psychology services, could be leading to more AP referrals and potentially more permanent exclusions. Tes Magazine
• The Ukrainian Eurointegration Platform will support displaced Ukrainians, focussing on women and young people, and operate as a platform to develop their expertise in a number of areas including sociology, applied linguistics, psychology, entrepreneurship, innovation, tech and smart urbanism. Loughborough University
• Psychology Cares is exploring project finance opportunities for an innovative mental health care and neuroscience R&D centre in Pakistan. Silta Finance
• Over the past decade, forensic psychiatry and psychology have relied heavily on structured professional judgement tools to assess the risk of individuals resorting to extreme forms of violence. Frontiers
• SRM leaders will be looking to non-conventional methods such as behavioral psychology and nudge theory to reduce the likelihood of human actions causing breaches. Reflectiz
• Translating concepts from clinical psychology such as risk factors, long used to assess likelihood of symptom reoccurrence and/or relapse as well as dangerousness, may be combined with techniques from digital phenotyping and cyber threat intelligence analysis to develop digital phenotypes of MCA. Army University Press
• For psychology to become inclusive of samples across the world and attuned to culture and cultural change, researchers from different countries will benefit from collaborating, something globalization has made easier than ever before. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Maybe human psychology is flexible enough that a world of plenty and little or no work could be regarded as a boon rather than a devastation. Gulf Times
• Doing competent, efficacious work and practicing in ways that minimize harm have been and will remain quite challenging in the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology in the 21st century. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology
• In 2024 and beyond, UX designers will need to embrace the complexities of human psychology and work harder to connect with their users on an emotional level. UX Design Institute
• Psychology will play a major role in determining the degree to which the global community succeeds in mitigating the effects of anthropogenic global warming. Forbes
• Psychology and global mental health researchers have called for studies evaluating the potential of digital health tools to improve mental health services. JMIR Formative Research
• In 2023, founders who are AI-focused will put a priority on user behaviour and psychology to create products that are well-liked by average consumers. Indianext
• Enterprises and governments could adjust sales strategies and relevant policies according to consumer psychology and behaviors, thus increasing Household PV product sales and fulfilling the continuous development goal of China's distributed PV industry. MDPI
• China's New Generation AI Development Plan highlights that AI can play an irreplaceable role in effectively maintaining social stability, including through enabling prediction and early warning of risks to social security through rapidly detecting changes in mass public opinion and psychology. Andrew S. Erickson
• Psychology AI jobs remote will remain in high demand for at least the next decade, as society increasingly recognizes the importance of mental health and the potential of AI to address global psychological needs through psychology AI jobs remote. Remotica
• By 2025, schools and universities will adopt holistic approaches to education that address emotional and psychological needs alongside academic achievements. Blogger
• The Italy-Albania Protocol violates the code of medical ethics and human rights and puts the physical and psychological health of migrants at risk. ABC News

Last updated: 12 September 2025