In today’s episode of AI Ignited, host Elif Baser sits down with Ceylin Duru Akaydın to
explore the “Attention Wars”—the tug-of-war between human focus and AI-powered
recommendation systems. From dopamine-driven “slot machine” design to endless feeds, they uncover how algorithms affect our psychology, shrinking
attention spans and reshaping how we think. Drawing on research from ScienceDirect, Renu
Counselling, and insights from writers, they ask: are we losing our ability to focus, or can AI itself help us reclaim it?