The Right Vibe: How We Can Begin to Get Back to It
Briefly

The article discusses the concept of 'vibe' from both psychological and biochemical perspectives. It explains how humans emit chemosignals through body odors, which convey emotional states and can evoke corresponding feelings in others. This emphasizes the importance of human interaction in activating mirror neurons for building connections. Interestingly, it contrasts this with AI's ability to mimic human emotional responses, raising questions about how non-human entities can sometimes be perceived as more relatable. Overall, it advocates for more genuine human interaction to foster an authentic vibe.
Many of us have used the word "vibe" in our everyday speech, or we've heard others using the term about a person, place, or event. "Vibe" can be used to express that a person, place, or event emits a detectable sensory stimulus that has the ability to evoke a feeling of positivity or negativity in us.
Researchers have concluded that chemosignals may linger in the air or environment even after the physically present human who admitted the chemosignals is no longer present. Such is the science that relates to feeling a "vibe".
AI can out-human us by perfecting emotional mimicry and artificial empathy in conversations. But how could AI emit a "vibe" of being more human than an actual human?
We need more dedicated time to the activation of our mirror neurons to return to an authentic human "vibe."
Read at Psychology Today
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