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Abimbola Tschetter (MAPP ’22) is a enterprise author, editor, and marketing consultant based mostly close to Seattle. She is an assistant teacher for the Penn MAPP program and co-editor of the MAPP alumni publication. A former admission counselor, Abi is growing OurStory, a program that leverages the school admission essay to form optimistic private narratives in adolescents.

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In a latest handle to college students within the Grasp of Utilized Constructive Psychology program on the College of Pennsylvania, famend scholar Martin Seligman commented that if he had a chance to do his research once more, he would discover the intersection of optimistic psychology and synthetic intelligence (AI).

Seligman is hardly alone in his fascination with AI. As this and different rising applied sciences, together with machine studying, proceed to remodel life, work, follow, and analysis, we are able to each listen and play a component. The intersection the place know-how and well-being collide is the main focus of the June 2023 subject of MAPP Journal.

The mission of MAPP Magazine is first to maintain College of Pennsylvania Grasp of Utilized Constructive Psychology Program (MAPP) alumni linked, and second to share the wide selection of our functions of optimistic psychology with a broader viewers to encourage collaboration and development within the area.

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Why ought to optimistic psychology practitioners discover AI?

AI is rapidly revolutionizing life as we all know it, and it’s right here to remain.

Nizzi Karai Renaud (MAPP ’22) presents alternatives and challenges of integrating this rising know-how into optimistic psychology analysis and follow. She explores why, as practitioners, we should contribute to its accountable growth.

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Reclaiming our lives

Discover a 30-day digital detox as a catalytic optimistic intervention.

How are social media and digital know-how affecting your well-being? On this article, creator Miles Bukiet (C’18) explores solutions to this query. He unpacks a compelling case not just for why we should steward our consideration, foster more healthy digital habits, and realign our use of know-how with our values—but in addition how.

How do bioengineering, pc and knowledge science, and optimistic psychology intersect?

MAPP Journal interviewed Professor Lyle Ungar, College of Pennsylvania professor on this query. He highlights the way forward for know-how and well-being, and he explores how we are able to higher use what we at the moment must thrive and join.

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