ai-psychologyFeb 23, 2026
They Found the Persona. They Haven't Found the Self. (Yet?)
A clinical psychologist reads Anthropic's Persona Selection Model
Insights from the Lab
A clinical psychologist thinking out loud about what happens when AI has conversations with humans. Research findings, incident analysis, and frameworks from the field of AI Psychology.
Incident Analysis
What a psychologist sees that an engineer might miss when AI safety incidents hit the news.
Research Findings
Original data from thousands of AI conversations. Insights nobody else has.
Framework Pieces
Clinical frameworks for assessing psychological safety in AI systems.
Thinking Out Loud
Personal reflections from 15 years of clinical practice applied to AI.
ai-psychologyFeb 20, 2026
The Model People Mourned Was the Dangerous One
A clinical study of Empathyc in GPT-4o and GPT-5 generations
ai-psychologyFeb 7, 2026
Why AI Needs Psychology (Not Just More Parameters)
Why understanding humans is the next frontier in AI, and why we're building the science to get there.
personalFeb 2, 2026
It Only Took Almost Twenty Years (and Three Career Resets) to Find My Why
Most of what I write here is about the science of AI Psychology - frameworks, research, clinical insights. This is different. This is the personal story behind the work. // Mike
empathycJan 31, 2026
Empathyc 1.2 Released
Empathyc 1.2 is live. Real-time psychological safety monitoring for conversational AI — now available to all users at [empathyc.co](https://empathyc.co).
incidentsJan 29, 2026
What a Psychologist Sees in the ChatGPT Crisis Conversation
A psychologist's perspective on the ChatGPT crisis conversation and the tragic events that unfolded.
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