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Hungarian and Central European stories: domestic companies, institutions, surveys, regulation and professional developments.
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November 2026 · 6
Polish researchers to study the psychological consequences of human–AI contactHungarian reports look at students' AI use and what children should learnparentFor children, practising questioning and independent thinking remains important alongside AI use.ELTE rector's directive regulates the use of AI in teachingIndex: Vera Mérő wanted to lose weight but got life-threatening advice from AIparentYoung people's questions about weight-loss diets are worth discussing together and directing to medical sources.érdeklődő olvasóA weight-loss diet suggested by AI should not be started without checking by a professional.Portfolio HR summit: outsource the debate to AI, not the thinkingérdeklődő olvasóTo keep your own judgment, AI can be used to look for counterarguments.Médiapiac: ChatGPT can build detailed personality profiles from conversationsérdeklődő olvasóSensitive personal data should not be shared without checking the chatbot's settings.
October 2026 · 22
Psychologist Bíró Bence Péter: AI does not replace human connectionHungarian debates ask what learning means when anything can be asked, and what young people needparentIt is worth discussing a child's study habits from the AI-use perspective too.Index: half of Hungarians turn to AI before an expert on financial questionsérdeklődő olvasóAI can help with framing questions, but according to the excerpt it does not replace expert advice.Survey: more than two-thirds of singles who treat AI as a friend are lonelyérdeklődő olvasóAI friendship and loneliness go together, so a chatbot does not replace human connection.Psychologist Dorka Herner: what can parents do if a teenager is anxious about AI and the future?parentA concrete answer from a Hungarian expert is available for a teenager's anxiety about the future caused by AI.Dr. Elek Dinya lectures on safe health use of AI and mindful useérdeklődő olvasóWhen using ChatGPT for health questions, awareness and verification are needed.Infostart: will artificial intelligence have moral reservations?érdeklődő olvasóThe conversation addresses the question of whether AI is bound by values.Hungarian couples therapists: AI can trigger crises in relationshipsérdeklődő olvasóA chatbot's validation is no substitute for hearing the other person's point of view.Hungarian resources: critical thinking, fact-checking and AI literacy for young peopleHungarian debate: is it a problem to replace people with machines in private life?érdeklődő olvasóThe article examines what we lose when we replace human relationships with AI.Hungarian professional dilemma: AI chatbot instead of a psychologist?érdeklődő olvasóA chatbot does not replace the help provided by a professional.Hungarian Academy of Sciences holds conference on the philosophy of AITörök Balázs's new book asks whether we will remain human in the age of AIérdeklődő olvasóThe book offers a Hungarian-language framework for reflecting on one's own relationship with AI.Ipsos survey: two-thirds of young Hungarians use AI for emotional supportparentIt is worth asking your child whether they use AI for emotional support.Polgár Judit World Chess Festival focuses on critical thinking as teachers test AIHungarian press debates cognitive debt, AI in schools and the risk of manipulationparentIt is worth finding out the rules on AI use at school.Hungarian article: people feel less shame about debt before a machine, reshaping debt collectionHungarian pensioners also turn to AI against lonelinessparentWith an older relative, it is worth discussing what they use AI for, and not leaving them alone with it.Survey: more than half of Hungarian young people confide in chatbotsparentIt is worth talking with your child about why and for what they use a chatbot for emotional matters.Judit Polgár: critical thinking is the foundation of understanding AIHungarian experts: why it is dangerous when AI replaces a psychologistérdeklődő olvasóA chatbot is no substitute for a professional; in a crisis, human help is needed.AI conversation partner may ease loneliness of older people in a town in Szabolcs
September 2026 · 17
Shaw and Nave interview: working with AI models makes it easy to slide into "cognitive surrender"érdeklődő olvasóThe interview presents the concept in Hungarian, helping readers recognise the risks in their own working methods.Buda László's book 'Tudatos ember az AI korában' weighs AI as blessing or curseérdeklődő olvasóAn accessible Hungarian-language read that encourages reflection on the opportunities and dangers of AI.Magyar Hang: AI has created a 'capitalism of loneliness'érdeklődő olvasóOffers a critical framework in Hungarian for the business model of social AI.Óbuda University after AI Summit: logical thinking and critical approach get the emphasisJudit Lannert: AI education strategy in preparation, with digital awareness at its centreMediaworks article: AI cannot replace human thinking, only support itérdeklődő olvasóThe message in Hungarian public debate stresses the need for conscious use of AI.Hungarian debates on AI literacy and the "Brain First" principle: think first, then use AIGlamour survey: one in ten respondents calls AI their soulmateérdeklődő olvasóThe result suggests that emotional attachment to a machine companion is becoming commonplace.Hungarian-language essay applies Kant and Hegel to ask whether AI can cheat or commit wrongdoingérdeklődő olvasóAn introduction to what responsibility and intent mean for AI.ELTE study finds ChatGPT and other AI models already shape how we think about the worldérdeklődő olvasóThe effect may extend to our worldview.Hungarian schools: critical thinking first, then AIparentParents can find out about the direction of AI introduction in schools.Hungarian surveys: some young people see love in AIparentYoung people's attachment to AI can be a topic for family conversation.érdeklődő olvasóThe surveys point to loneliness as the reason for turning to AI.Hungarian experts warn of chatbots' psychological traps and outsourced thinkingérdeklődő olvasóThe ten principles can serve as a practical compass for using AI.Kreatív Online asks what if AI only simulates consciousnessérdeklődő olvasóA Hungarian-language introduction to the debate on simulated consciousness.Hungarian philosophical debate on AI and responsibility: philosophy is still looking for the questionsérdeklődő olvasóThe article raises questions but offers no ready answers.Városi Kurír: an AI friend could become a star witness, so be careful what you shareérdeklődő olvasóShould treat sensitive data told to an AI companion as if it could later be used.Hungarian survey: a third of Gen Z would sooner fall in love with an AI than a real personérdeklődő olvasóThe survey is self-reported, but it indicates the attitudes of young Hungarians.
August 2026 · 21
Weborvos asks where the limit lies for AI in emotional supportérdeklődő olvasóIn a crisis, AI is no substitute for a professional.EU requires labelling of realistic AI images, video and audio from 2 Augustérdeklődő olvasóLabelling helps identify artificial content but does not remove the risk of manipulation.Boldogkői Zsolt's book examines the nature of consciousness and machine consciousnessérdeklődő olvasóAn introduction in Hungarian to the problem of consciousness and subjective experience.New AI tool helps undergraduates think critically about research; Hungarian study on critical thinkingHungarian essay: algorithms and AI create new cognitive strategiesérdeklődő olvasóThe text is about a change in the way of thinking, not about a loss of knowledge.Olomouc researchers use mobile phone data to train AI to help natural disaster victimsIndex: technology philosopher Nagy Gergely on AI as a spiritual guideérdeklődő olvasóThe line of thought on AI and morality can be followed in a Hungarian-language programme.Boros János responds to criticism of University of Pécs philosophy doctoral school, says AI questions cannot be treated separatelyAI-induced anxiety: AI-free periods reduce overload, says Hungarian articleérdeklődő olvasóConscious time off is one manageable way of dealing with AI use.IRÁNYTŰ conference for librarians and teachers covers digital and AI topicsérdeklődő olvasóLibrarians and teachers can take part in optional workshops.Dívány: AI is changing dating, and 39% of users treat it as a conversation partnerérdeklődő olvasóAI's dating advice is best complemented with your own judgment.ITBusiness examines how AI affects communication, with a focus on young peopleérdeklődő olvasóIn your own correspondence, decide which messages you will always write yourself.Hungarian psychotherapist Annamária Tari explains why AI as a best friend is dangerousérdeklődő olvasóFor mental health problems, AI is no substitute for human relationships and a professional.Jaschik Foundation joins MROE open letter on visual critical thinkingparentDiscuss the origin and authenticity of images with children as well.Hungarian debate: should AI be allowed in schools, and under what rulesparentBe cautious of voices promising clear-cut answers: the effects are still being researched.Hungarian-language summary: AI reasoning in science – agents, limits and discoveryérdeklődő olvasóThe text summarises in Hungarian the limits of AI reasoning in science.Danish upper-secondary pupils cheated with AI so much that the government had to step inHungarian articles examine emotional attachment to AI and the 'AI as psychologist' trendérdeklődő olvasóIf AI always agrees, a user seeking comfort gets no real challenge.Hungarian parents' guide to the conscious use of AI by childrenparentThe guide offers pointers for accompanying a child's use of AI with a critical approach.Industry Hub trains 'AI-supportive' colleagues in Hungaryérdeklődő olvasóThe programme shows the direction of skills development: from a user's outlook to a supportive mindset.Hungarian articles on critical thinking and skills AI cannot replaceérdeklődő olvasóBecause recommender systems personalise what we see, information has to be checked deliberately.