A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season

My take in @nytimes.com : AI shopping tools are changing more than convenience. They're reshaping our relationship with choice itself. The psychology of delegation is the next frontier.
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Cerved is Italy's leading data intelligence and credit risk company, helping businesses make smarter decisions.

Grateful to Andrea Coali for inviting me to speak at Cerved on AI psychology! 🧠

Key insights: People overgeneralize AI failures (algorithmic transference) but resist AI for hedonic choices (word-of-machine effect).
Understanding psychology is as critical as the tech itself. 🇮🇹
#AI #Psychology

Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries Climate interventions increase beliefs, policy support, and willingness to share information but not higher effort action.

The paper was led by Madalina Vlasceanu & Kim Doell, Link here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries Climate interventions increase beliefs, policy support, and willingness to share information but not higher effort action.

The question: Which behavioral nudges work best in each country for motivating climate action?
The scale: 256 researchers, 63 countries, 59,440 people in field settings.
The method: Head-to-head testing of 11 nudges

It’s hard to be a maple: How climate change is remaking D.C.’s treescape Decisions being made now about what trees to plant in place of dying ones will change how the city looks and feels.

What effect does climate change have on the flora of our nation's capital? Quite a lot actually. Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of CITY OF TREES: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE TREES OF WASHINGTON D.C., talks to the Washington Post.

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Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries Climate interventions increase beliefs, policy support, and willingness to share information but not higher effort action.

A paper where I was one of the (many) co-authors just won the 2025 Robert B. Cialdini Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology! 🏆
This award is given to field research demonstrating psychology's real-world relevance
What did we study?

Artificial Intelligence Turns Amazon Prime Day into a Strategy Game – Darden Report Online September 23, 2025 Americans spent $24.1 billion online over just four days that coincided this summer with Amazon Prime Day. Behind the headline were equally big changes in how people shopped. –

AI designed to speed up shopping is actually slowing it down—and consumers love it.
Why? They know their bot is watching. Urgency fades. Confidence rises.
The future of retail psychology: news.darden.virginia.edu/2025/09/23/a...
#AI #ConsumerBehavior

Always good to remember.

The AI Revolution in Marketing: How Technology is Reshaping Consumer Behavior Artificial intelligence is transforming how companies connect with their audiences. In marketing, AI-powered tools are becoming essential. From personalized ads

"AI in marketing is characterized by automation, data processing, and predictive capabilities."

See the AmericanReporter's piece on how AI is transforming consumer behavior.

The key? Moving from interruption to anticipation.

www.theamericanreporter.com/the-ai-revol...
#Marketing #AI

Nearly 60% Use AI to Shop — Here’s What That Means for Brands and Buyers – Darden Report Online June 17, 2025 Almost half trust AI more than a friend when it comes to choosing what to wear, according to recent consumer surveys conducted by Bloomreach on AI’s influence on consumer behavior. At th...

Artificial intelligence is becoming a trusted advisor, a filter, and in many cases, the first voice they consult. Nearly 60% of consumers say they’ve used AI to help them shop.

Almost half trust AI more than a friend when it comes to choosing what to wear
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U.S. News Gives UVA Schools of Law, Business, Education and Nursing Superior Marks The School of Law ranks No. 4 nationally and, for the first time, the Darden School of Business ties for No. 1 among public business schools.

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U.S. News Gives UVA Schools of Law, Business, Education and Nursing Superior Marks The School of Law ranks No. 4 nationally and, for the first time, the Darden School of Business ties for No. 1 among public business schools.

Rankings are always imperfect, but when they are all positive, something is working well. I am very proud that Forbes named University of Virginia the "new Ivy" and that U.S. News ranked Darden the No. 1 public school in America, tied with the Berkeley.
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#UVA #Darden

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The International Climate Psychology Collaboration: Climate change-related data collected from 63 countries - Scientific Data Scientific Data - The International Climate Psychology Collaboration: Climate change-related data collected from 63 countries

Follow-up publication: “The International Climate Psychology Collaboration: Climate change-related data collected from 63 countries”, published in Scientific Data (link here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...).

Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries Climate interventions increase beliefs, policy support, and willingness to share information but not higher effort action.

Original paper “Addressing Climate Change with Behavioral Science: A Global Intervention Tournament in 63 Countries” in Science Advances (link here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)

In a quasi-experimental survey with 59,508 participants across 63 countries, we tested 11 behavioral interventions designed to promote climate change mitigation. Our goal was to understand which interventions were most effective at encouraging climate-friendly behaviors—on a country-by-country basis