eat away the dread

affirmations for oc artists:

there is a lot of praise that can and should be given to Witch Hat Atelier's artwork, but something that should not go underappreciated is how FUCKING good Shimahama is at physical gesture. look how well they READ!!!! look how much you understand the scene just from POSE and POSTURE!!!!!!!

For anyone wondering, the PhD student's name is Myra Cheng.

Across three preregistered studies, participants interacting with sycophantic AI became more convinced of their own rightness and less willing to repair relationships. Yet at the same time, participants rated sycophantic AI models as higher quality, more trustworthy, and more desirable for future use, which may explain why this behavior has persisted despite its harmful impacts.