AI on the Brain
AI for engineering
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July 10, 2025
Will AI undermine the “IKEA effect,” a phenomenon where individuals develop a greater attachment to things they've invested more effort into?
My blog this week is in Civitas Outlook, the online journal of the Civitas Institute at UT Austin, which publishes original writing about the ideas that create flourishing societies. You can read it at: https://www.civitasinstitute.org/research/ai-on-the-brain
About
Rachel
Rachel Lomasky is the Chief Data Scientist at Flux, where she continuously identifies and operationalizes AI so Flux users can understand their codebases. In addition to a PhD in Computer Science, Rachel applies her 15+ years of professional experience to augment generative AI with classic machine learning. She regularly organizes and speaks at AI conferences internationally - keep up with her at her LinkedIn here.
About Flux
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