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AI Industry Insights
Behavioral insights and studies of how people navigate AI rich products, marketing, and everyday life.



How AI manipulates Cognitive Biases in modern buying decisions.
Cognitive biases help people decide fast, but they also create blind spots. This page explains the most important biases in shopping and shows how today’s AI, from recommenders to chatbots, can quietly push decisions by leaning on those same shortcuts.

The fyi Lab Team
Nov 12


The Race for AI Superiority
Follow the money, not the mission statements. It did not begin as a race. The early pitch was public benefit, shared safety research, and open collaboration. Then the money arrived: cloud credits, multi-billion-dollar stakes, compute deals, and valuation leaps that turned labs into geopolitical actors. Today, the leaders are not simply building tools; they are contesting for infrastructure, standards, and, ultimately, narrative control over what counts as intelligence and who

James Riley
Nov 7


How Criminals are using AI to create Havoc.
Criminals are weaponizing AI for voice-clone heists, deepfake robocalls, and phishing at machine speed. Here is how the chaos happens, why it works, and the minimum defenses that actually shift risk.

Christy Mackenzie
Nov 4


Why Social Feeds are now filling up with AI Influence.
Feeds feel faker because they are. AI personas on Instagram, AI-only YouTube channels, and AI-written posts on LinkedIn and Reddit are now normal. Here are the verified numbers, why small labels are not enough, and a simple checklist to stay sharp.

The fyi Lab Team
Nov 4


AI Web Crawlers Wars and their hunger for any and all content
AI crawlers are reshaping the web. This post explains what is really happening, shares fresh numbers, and lists practical steps you can take now: set a clear policy, enforce at the edge, verify identities, and consider licensing. Protect your site while keeping value flowing to creators.

Christy Mackenzie
Nov 3


Few get rich mining gold... Nvidia's $5 trillion and the shovel store
NVIDIA’s $5T valuation isn’t about chips alone, it’s about owning the AI toolchain and the capex loop fueling it.

Christy Mackenzie
Nov 2


AI ethics are being stripped in real time
AI ethics are being stripped in real time. From loosened adult-content rules and civil-military partnerships to high-profile chatbot failures that praised atrocities, the guardrails Harvard warned about are sliding. This post shows what changed, why it matters, and how teams can respond with credible safeguards.

James Riley
Oct 16
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