Hacker News with Generative AI: Attention

Calm tech certification "rewards" less distracting tech (ieee.org)
The distractions of modern technology seem inescapable. Articles, social media posts, and academic studies frequently condemn the attention-grabbing qualities of our phones and laptops—ironically, a problem we often read about and discuss on the very devices said to cause it.
Technology, User Experience, Distraction, Attention, Certification
378 points by headalgorithm 31 days ago | 137 comments
Titans: Learning to Memorize at Test Time (arxiv.org)
Over more than a decade there has been an extensive research effort on how to effectively utilize recurrent models and attention.
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Memory, Attention
115 points by birriel 39 days ago | 15 comments
Show HN: Scaling SaaS by Reverse-Engineering Human Attention Patterns (copytruck.com)
10X Your Brand & Profile Growth with Scroll-Stopping Hooks for Any Content, Any Platform—Powered by AI
SaaS, Marketing, AI, Attention
11 points by skart91 65 days ago | 0 comments
Attention as the management of electromagnetic field lines (qualiacomputing.com)
Try to focus your attention on the exact center of your visual field right now. Notice how the seemingly straightforward task reveals systematic instabilities: wavering, drifting, and transforming in characteristic ways. These effects aren’t random noise; they suggest an underlying physical mechanism that shapes how attention behaves more broadly.
Attention, Neuroscience, Physics, Cognitive Science
52 points by stoniejohnson 70 days ago | 23 comments
Ask HN: How did you improve your ability to do deep work? (ycombinator.com)
I'm a HN lurker, twitter addict, insta reel addict etc. etc. (On a new account because my old one is connected to my IRL identity)<p>I used to do many hours of work a day, and I am not able to do that anymore. I can do max an hour when before I used to do four or five without any issues.
Productivity, Focus, Deep Work, Time Management, Attention
16 points by darpyu 139 days ago | 17 comments
The mere presence of a smartphone reduces basal attentional performance (nature.com)
Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Mobile Technology, Attention
8 points by yamrzou 222 days ago | 0 comments
Study Finds Brain Area Regulating Attention and Wakefulness (haaretz.com)
Neuroscience, Brain Research, Attention, Sleep
37 points by wslh 222 days ago | 6 comments
Attention Is a Proof of Love (papanotes.com)
Attention, Love, Relationships
59 points by pmzy 227 days ago | 22 comments
Dehydration associated with poorer performance on attention tasks among adults (wiley.com)
Dehydration, Attention, Cognitive Performance, Health, Research
184 points by gnabgib 274 days ago | 120 comments