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Madhulika Shastry

@mshastry.bsky.social

Social Psychology PhD student at the Ohio State University studying how LLMs and social media influence our moral/empathic behaviors with Dr. Kurt Gray || University of Michigan alum. madhulikashastry.owlstown.net

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Madhulika Shastry @mshastry.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

New chapter preprint out! With Sharlene Fernandes and @kurtjgray.bsky.social! Our chapter, Empathic AI Will Undermine Human Kindness, argues how large language models that offer empathy could weaken the kindness that comes from humans exchanging empathy with each other. osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Madhulika Shastry @mshastry.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

So grateful for the new research ideas & friendships made at the EASP Summer School at Uni of Kent! Thank you to @jimaceverett.bsky.social & @mgreinecke.bsky.social for being amazing mentors of our Moral Psychology of AI workstream. Here are some pics of us working & exploring Canterbury, England!

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Helen Devine @helenldevine.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Smile if you’re moving to Columbus!! It was a great year at UNC. This summer, @mshastry.bsky.social and I are moving with @kurtjgray.bsky.social ’s Deepest Beliefs Lab to Ohio State! Excited to join. (forever Go Blue, though 🤗〽️)

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