I have been wondering about the peculiar motivational force of social norms for a long time. Here is our latest stab at mapping the territory combining Carol Dweck’s theory of psychological needs and the computational approach to intrinsic motivations! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Very happy to share this Perspective w/@claudiamazzuca.bsky.social, @ideeverdi.bsky.social. on abstract concepts and social interaction. We address vagueness and the relation of abstract concepts to knowledge outsourcing, crosscultural differences, and LLMs. @ballabrome.bsky.social rdcu.be/elbbT