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Fast Company
09-07-2025
- Fast Company
These personality types are most likely to cheat using AI
As recent graduates proudly showcase their use of ChatGPT for final projects, some may wonder: What kind of person turns to AI to cheat on college assignments? A new study may shed some light. The paper, published in the journal BMC Psychology by Jinyi Song of South Korea's Chodang University and Shuyan Liu of Baekseok University, surveyed 504 college-level Chinese art students. Researchers assessed traits like narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism, all of which are collectively known as the 'Dark Triad.' They found that students who scored highly on these traits were significantly more likely to use AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney to complete their assignments. Why? According to PsyPost, narcissists may cheat to bolster their self-image or gain recognition, while those high in Machiavellianism may view AI as a way to gain an edge over their peers. Psychopathy, meanwhile, is associated with impulsivity and a lack of remorse. The study also found that students with higher dark trait scores were more likely to pass off AI-generated work as their own. These same students were more anxious about academic performance and more prone to procrastination—factors that made them more likely to rely on AI to finish their assignments. Researchers also examined materialism. Students who scored higher in materialistic values, or who were driven by external rewards and praise, were similarly more likely to misuse AI. While those surveyed face a perfect storm of competition, pressure to produce original creative work, and the increasing presence of generative AI in their field, the ChatGPT dilemma now extends across creative industries, academia, and beyond. Thanks to artificial intelligence, the temptation to turn to AI—whether for homework or even just writing a text—has never been more pervasive. Next time you reach for ChatGPT, consider what it might reveal about you.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Hiroshima teens relay atom bomb horror with art
Trudging through the ruins of Hiroshima after the US atom bombing four days before in 1945, five-year-old Masaki Hironaka clutched his mother's hand and silently vowed to protect her. It's one of many scenes from 80 years ago this August still etched in the octogenarian's memory -- and now depicted vividly by Japanese teenagers on canvas. For almost 20 years, Motomachi High School in Hiroshima has tasked its art students with interviewing hibakusha -- atom bomb survivors -- and turning their harrowing testimonies into paintings. Showcased recently by the school ahead of the August 6 anniversary were 15 new artworks, including of scorched soldiers writhing in pain, and a horror-stricken girl surrounded by an inferno. "I think the painting very accurately captures my feelings at the time," Hironaka told AFP, nodding with satisfaction at one such piece that immortalised an "unforgettable page of my life". "It's authentic, and very well drawn." Schoolgirl Hana Takasago's evocative art shows a young Hironaka looking up at his mother as they plod through what remains of Hiroshima on August 10, 1945, with fires still lingering. A few days before, his father had come home heavily burned by the blast and asked Hironaka to yank out a glass shard stuck deep into his flesh. He died soon afterwards. The widowed mother, clasping Hironaka's tiny hand and with his younger sister strapped on her back, is depicted gazing down and mumbling to him about her fears. "In that moment, I was gripped by the strong determination to help and support her, young as I was. That's the feeling captured here," said Hironaka. - 'Inner struggle' - The "Little Boy" bomb dropped on Hiroshima killed around 140,000 people, including many who died from radiation. Motomachi High is now an integral part of what was originally the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's initiative, which has over the years birthed more than 200 artworks. The idea is to keep memories of the bombing relevant for younger generations. In the last eight months or so, witnesses including Hironaka sat down with students every few weeks to review their works in progress, sometimes requesting a drastic re-do. "I originally had Mr. Hironaka and his mother face straight ahead, but he told me that their looking ahead doesn't really convey her inner struggle at the time," Takasago, 17, told AFP. "Since I've seen none of these described scenes myself, I was never confident that my depictions were accurate," she said in the school's cluttered art room. The same went for Yumeko Onoue, 16, whose art depicts pumpkins that Hironaka remembers were covered in soot from radioactive "black rain". Having initially drawn the fruit's leaves to face upward with vitality, she "completely re-drew them to wilt," to match Hironaka's memory. "While photos from that era were mostly black and white, paintings can add colour and emphasise key elements, making them, I think, ideal for expressing intended messages," Onoue said. - 'The last generation' - Many of these teens relied on their imagination and perused historical documents. Immersing themselves in the carnage took a toll on some such as Mei Honda, 18, who described the "emotionally draining" task ofdepicting charred skin and flesh dangling from people's arms. Based on what one hibakusha witnessed, her painting showed one such woman gulping water. "I initially depicted her arms pressed against her torso, but skin contact would have hurt her badly because of the burns," Honda said. Recent data showed that the number of survivors from the bombings is now below 100,000, with the average age 86 years old. "We are probably the last generation to have the opportunity to listen face-to-face to the experiences of hibakusha," Aoi Fukumoto, a 19-year-old Motomachi High alumna, told AFP. This sense of crisis was instilled by the project in other participants this year -- including Takasago. "Before I embarked on this project, what the atomic bomb did had always felt distant to me even as a Hiroshima native," she said. But that changed after she lived vicariously through Hironaka's story. "I can no longer remain a bystander," she said. tmo/stu/rsc
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Hiroshima teens relay atom bomb horror with art
Trudging through the ruins of Hiroshima after the US atom bombing four days before in 1945, five-year-old Masaki Hironaka clutched his mother's hand and silently vowed to protect her. It's one of many scenes from 80 years ago this August still etched in the octogenarian's memory -- and now depicted vividly by Japanese teenagers on canvas. For almost 20 years, Motomachi High School in Hiroshima has tasked its art students with interviewing hibakusha -- atom bomb survivors -- and turning their harrowing testimonies into paintings. Showcased recently by the school ahead of the August 6 anniversary were 15 new artworks, including of scorched soldiers writhing in pain, and a horror-stricken girl surrounded by an inferno. "I think the painting very accurately captures my feelings at the time," Hironaka told AFP, nodding with satisfaction at one such piece that immortalised an "unforgettable page of my life". "It's authentic, and very well drawn." Schoolgirl Hana Takasago's evocative art shows a young Hironaka looking up at his mother as they plod through what remains of Hiroshima on August 10, 1945, with fires still lingering. A few days before, his father had come home heavily burned by the blast and asked Hironaka to yank out a glass shard stuck deep into his flesh. He died soon afterwards. The widowed mother, clasping Hironaka's tiny hand and with his younger sister strapped on her back, is depicted gazing down and mumbling to him about her fears. "In that moment, I was gripped by the strong determination to help and support her, young as I was. That's the feeling captured here," said Hironaka. - 'Inner struggle' - The "Little Boy" bomb dropped on Hiroshima killed around 140,000 people, including many who died from radiation. Motomachi High is now an integral part of what was originally the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's initiative, which has over the years birthed more than 200 artworks. The idea is to keep memories of the bombing relevant for younger generations. In the last eight months or so, witnesses including Hironaka sat down with students every few weeks to review their works in progress, sometimes requesting a drastic re-do. "I originally had Mr. Hironaka and his mother face straight ahead, but he told me that their looking ahead doesn't really convey her inner struggle at the time," Takasago, 17, told AFP. "Since I've seen none of these described scenes myself, I was never confident that my depictions were accurate," she said in the school's cluttered art room. The same went for Yumeko Onoue, 16, whose art depicts pumpkins that Hironaka remembers were covered in soot from radioactive "black rain". Having initially drawn the fruit's leaves to face upward with vitality, she "completely re-drew them to wilt," to match Hironaka's memory. "While photos from that era were mostly black and white, paintings can add colour and emphasise key elements, making them, I think, ideal for expressing intended messages," Onoue said. - 'The last generation' - Many of these teens relied on their imagination and perused historical documents. Immersing themselves in the carnage took a toll on some such as Mei Honda, 18, who described the "emotionally draining" task ofdepicting charred skin and flesh dangling from people's arms. Based on what one hibakusha witnessed, her painting showed one such woman gulping water. "I initially depicted her arms pressed against her torso, but skin contact would have hurt her badly because of the burns," Honda said. Recent data showed that the number of survivors from the bombings is now below 100,000, with the average age 86 years old. "We are probably the last generation to have the opportunity to listen face-to-face to the experiences of hibakusha," Aoi Fukumoto, a 19-year-old Motomachi High alumna, told AFP. This sense of crisis was instilled by the project in other participants this year -- including Takasago. "Before I embarked on this project, what the atomic bomb did had always felt distant to me even as a Hiroshima native," she said. But that changed after she lived vicariously through Hironaka's story. "I can no longer remain a bystander," she said. tmo/stu/rsc
Washington Post
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
‘Secret Mall Apartment': Art project as prank, with a profound twist
'Secret Mall Apartment' delivers on its title. In this straightforward documentary of a wild-eyed tale of transgression and transcendence, a group of art students burrow into the concrete bowels of their local shopping mall, where they set up a cozy little living nook, complete with dining table, TV and china cabinet.
