Human-First AI Pulse
Current research behind building with AI without losing your humanity. Posted here weekly by Dr. Johnna.
The Energy Cost
Findings on what AI asks of the people using it, and how to protect your energy while you do.
There's a reason AI can feel like it's costing you something.
Maybe you've felt a quiet resistance to AI you couldn't quite explain. This research names it. A study of 1,200 workers found six hidden costs of using AI. It can make you feel less sharp, less in control, less capable, less connected, less credible, and less like yourself. The people who felt this most used AI the least, even when they knew it would help. So if you've been holding back, it's not because you're bad at tech. It's because using it feels like it takes something from you. Once you can name that, you can work with it. Start small. Hand off the one task that drains you most. You don't have to build the whole system today. (Champniss, 2026)