Artificial intelligence only mimics the surface patterns of human perception and reasoning, but it lacks the embodied sensations and passions that give rise to genuine subjectivity. Drawing on David Hume's philosophy, the paper argues that because AI has no lived, bodily experience, it cannot be considered a true subject. This ontological distinction shifts ethical and political responsibility for algorithmic outcomes back onto human actors, rather than the machines themselves. The work rejects the idea that AI can possess subjectivity, reaffirming the unique and irreplaceable role of embodied human agency in politics and ethics.
Both awareness and acceptance are linked to lower psychological stress in adolescents, but awareness alone may be more beneficial than combining it with acceptance. A survey of 3,304 adolescents found that both traits were negatively associated with stress, with awareness showing a stronger relationship. A randomized trial with 304 adolescents assigned to an awareness group, an awareness-plus-acceptance group, or control groups found that the awareness group reduced stress more than the combined group (effect size d = -0.23) and the blank control (d = -0.56). A third observational study of 111 adolescents indicated that conflict monitoring—a component of attention control—partly explains how awareness reduces stress.