Behavioral AI Research Lab
Research
5 streams of inquiry
Each stream examines both how AI can quietly erode human functioning and how, when designed thoughtfully, it can amplify capabilities people did not know they had.
01 - Cognition & Judgment
How AI reshapes thinking, reasoning, and decision-making. AI can degrade metacognitive calibration — but it can also liberate attention for higher-order thinking and scaffold ideas that would otherwise die before they develop.
02 - Emotion & Wellbeing
How AI affects emotional experience and the effort-satisfaction loop. AI can mute the reward of hard-won achievement — but it can also provide shame-free learning environments and safe spaces for emotional processing.
03 - Human Development & Capability
How AI improves immediate output while potentially eroding developmental struggle — and how thoughtful design can extend competence boundaries and expand identity into new domains.
04 - Identity, Ethics & the Self
How AI shifts moral reasoning, narrative identity, and the sense of agency. AI can diffuse moral responsibility — but it can also expand perspective-taking and give people the words to defend what they believe is right.
05 - Relationships & Team Dynamics
How AI transforms how humans relate to each other and to AI as collaborators. AI can erode reciprocity and conflict skills — but it can also prepare people for difficult conversations and provide a secure base.