Andras Molnar

When people use facts to defend their preferences, tastes or values, they may turn a disagreement over priorities into a dispute over who is right and who is wrong, turning up the emotional heat. Yutthana Gaetgeaw/iStock via Getty Images Plus

August 13, 2026

The false and the furious: We aren’t just bothered by different beliefs – we’re bothered when we think others are wrong

Andras Molnar, University of Michigan and George Loewenstein, Carnegie Mellon University

Differences in beliefs may not be what drives people apart. A belief that someone else is wrong may be the stronger force.

People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images

April 20, 2026

Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive was written by AI, study finds

Andras Molnar, University of Michigan

When people know someone used AI to write a message, they see the person as lazy or insincere.

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