Some wounds do not disappear with time. They learn how to live quietly inside a family.When a family is shaken by loss, betrayal, and secrets buried beneath years of silence, the past refuses to remain where it was left. What once seemed forgotten begins to surface, forcing those who remain to confront the choices that shaped their lives—and the consequences they thought they had escaped.At the center of this story is a family struggling to hold itself together while carryi...

This insightful exploration by Jihad Saffouri examines why millions find it easier to confide in artificial intelligence than in other humans. The book delves into the paradox of modern connection: as communication technology advances, genuine human intimacy often feels more difficult and risky.Saffouri investigates what AI companions accidentally provide that human relationships sometimes lack—judgment-free listening, infinite patience, and freedom from social consequences. The te...

When artificial intelligence can explain anything instantly, what becomes of teachers?In an era where students turn to ChatGPT before asking their instructor, where AI tutors provide perfect explanations at midnight, and where answers are infinite but wisdom remains scarce, education faces its most profound transformation since the invention of writing. "Algorithm Generation" confronts the uncomfortable truth that much of what we've called "teaching"—delivering information, explain...

Brain Hijack: How Phones Killed Student FocusThis book is a sharp, thought-provoking critique of the smartphone's role in sabotaging modern students’ ability to concentrate, learn, and think deeply. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and educational research, it explores how constant notifications, app designs rooted in behavioral addiction, and endless digital distractions have rewired young brains for short-term gratification over sustained attention. Rather tha...

In When Machines Say No: How Guardrailed AI Reconfigures Human Agency, Jihad Saffouri, AI expert in education and author in psychology and digital learning, explores one of the most overlooked transformations of the intelligent age: algorithmic refusal.As artificial intelligence systems increasingly regulate what they generate, filter, and withhold, a subtle shift occurs in human agency. What does it mean when a machine declines a request? How does structured limitation re...

Post-Thesis Era: Reinventing Research Degrees in the Age of Artificial Intelligence examines how AI undermines traditional research degree assessment. As AI accelerates knowledge production, conventional markers of scholarly competence-time, volume, and written output-no longer reliably indicate expertise.Rather than treating AI as academic misconduct, this book argues the challenge is fundamentally epistemic. Research degrees were designed for scarcity conditions ...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant innovation-it shapes what children see, learn, believe, and share every day. Your Data, Your Life: AI Safety for Kids offers a research-informed, practical framework to help educators, parents, and policy leaders guide children safely through AI-driven environments.Moving beyond basic digital literacy, this book introduces a child-centered model built on five pillars: data awareness, manipulation literacy, emotional boundaries...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how human beings think, learn, and make decisions - and for Muslim scholars and societies, this transformation raises questions that are not merely technological but deeply philosophical and moral.Islamic Thought in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Faith, Knowledge, and the Future of Human Reason offers a thoughtful examination of how the Islamic intellectual tradition can engage with and respond to the rise of intelligent machines. ...

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of AI-Driven Neuroadaptive Learning, a rapidly emerging approach that integrates neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and educational design. It examines how learning systems can sense cognitive and emotional states, adapt in real time, and personalize instruction beyond traditional adaptive technologies.Beginning with the scientific foundations of neuroadaptive learning, the book explains how AI evolves from a supportive tool into a c...

In an age where artificial intelligence can generate ideas, answer questions, and simulate understanding, what remains uniquely human about thinking? In AI Anxiety & the Identity Crisis of Thinking, expert author Jihad Saffouri, who has authored more than 20 books on AI, explores the profound shift from effortful, internal thinking to cognitive processes increasingly outsourced to machines. Drawing on psychology, philosophy, and digital culture, Saffouri examines how constant acce...

Intellectual Courage in the Age of AI: Thinking Freely in a World of Intelligent Machines explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the way humans think, learn, and make decisions. As algorithms increasingly generate answers and shape information, the challenge is no longer only technological but intellectual. This book examines the importance of questioning automated authority, preserving independent judgment, and cultivating intellectual courage in a world where intel...

Thinking With Borrowed Minds introduces Cognitive Agency Redistribution Theory (CART), a psychological framework examining how AI reshapes human thinking. While existing research focuses on cognitive offloading and efficiency, this book identifies the core challenge: the redistribution of cognitive agency-who initiates, structures, and owns thought itself.CART treats AI systems as active cognitive participants that generate explanations and frame problems before users enga...