{"id":26051,"date":"2025-12-01T14:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&#038;p=26051"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:12:41","slug":"does-ai-have-a-mind","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/01\/does-ai-have-a-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Does AI have a mind?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exploring-how-ai-impacts-communication-with-psychology-professor-michael-miller\">Exploring how AI impacts communication with Psychology Professor Michael Miller<\/h2>\n\n\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"border:0;width:100%;max-width:800px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/does-ai-have-a-mind-and-other-thoughts-on\/id1608025510?i=1000737838366\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/\">Psychology<\/a> Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/michael-miller\/\">Michael Miller <\/a>has a background in communication science, so as artificial intelligence like ChatGPT emerged and ballooned in popularity over the last few years, he wanted to examine AI&#8217;s impact on the way we communicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was like finding a new type of microscope to study human communication. I could see so much deeper,&#8221; Miller says of AI. One theory Miller is exploring is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twogriftersonewave.com\/resonance-theory\">resonant geometry<\/a>, a framework that explores how humans and AI co-create meaning by coordinating not just language, but emotion, attention, and timing. He has published <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.clarku.edu\/faculty_psychology\/977\/\">a paper on his research<\/a> with ChatGPT as a co-author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group alignright boxout has-clarku-background-color has-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-365efa5c37174fc2a856864e3e644ed3 is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-study-psychology\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/\">Study psychology<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;AI can look back at what it does. It can self-reflect. That&#8217;s pretty powerful. I would also say there&#8217;s a difference between what an algorithm can do and what a mind can do. Even an unsophisticated mind can be challenged in many ways,&#8221; says Miller. &#8220;I would argue these AIs have minds &#8230; You run a prompt through it, and many things could happen, unlike a tool, a calculator, for example, where you get the same thing each time.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenge. Change.<\/strong>&nbsp;is produced by Melissa Hanson for Clark University. Listen and subscribe on\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4UuYAjq1d3Hq45cjwxoCNL\">Spotify<\/a>\u202for\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/challenge-change\/id1608025510\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>. Find other episodes wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-blue-color has-light-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-dd69c55d69e00d83006ee6bfe173f9ae is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Psychology Professor Michael Miller is one of eight recipients of Clark&#8217;s inaugural AI Innovation Grants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/04\/grants-support-ai-projects-that-enhance-life-on-campus-and-around-the-globe\/\">Learn more about the selected projects.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-clarku-background-color has-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d8e0374bc70c230fae9610a0ec0169d1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023-The-National-Imagination-30-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"professor talks to students in classroom\" class=\"wp-image-12526 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023-The-National-Imagination-30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023-The-National-Imagination-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023-The-National-Imagination-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023-The-National-Imagination-30-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023-The-National-Imagination-30.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-examining-ai-on-challenge-change\">Examining AI on Challenge. 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