AI and Society

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Instats Publications | Responsible AI in Academic Research

What does responsible AI use look like for academic research? Out of thirty-eight top-tier doctoral universities surveyed, only six have AI

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Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party?

Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party? - https://www.ft.com/content/cec8df9e-b43b-4cd1-8feb-c07e804e8d33?shareType=nongift via @FT

https://www.ft.com/content/cec8df9e-b43b-4cd1-8feb-c07e804e8d33?shareType=nongift

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Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home | WIRED

Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home | WIRED https://share.google/vtrF9DG1RnHCkSaR0

Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real world havoc, allowing them to turn off l

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We need to learn how to argue with AI

We need to learn how to argue with AI - https://www.ft.com/content/d2d8f531-2833-4edc-9107-7bb73d9f0c4b?shareType=nongift via @FT

https://www.ft.com/content/d2d8f531-2833-4edc-9107-7bb73d9f0c4b?shareType=nongift

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New AI espionage powers trigger Putin camera scare

New AI espionage powers trigger Putin camera scare - https://www.ft.com/content/6f4d806c-eb22-4c32-8352-b82692d30e9f?shareType=nongift via @FT

https://www.ft.com/content/6f4d806c-eb22-4c32-8352-b82692d30e9f?shareType=nongift

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Artists are making ‘anti-slop’ to rebel against AI: ‘It’s been rammed down our throats’ | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

Artists are making ‘anti-slop’ to rebel against AI: ‘It’s been rammed down our throats’

In response to AI’s hyperrealism, artists and creatives are gravitating toward the homespun and imperfect

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How human error became a weapon against large language models | New Scientist

How human error became a weapon against large language models | New Scientist https://share.google/pJs4SEtimLCxuSMiS

How human error became a weapon against large language models

Alan Turing proposed a test for machine intelligence: could a computer convince a human it was human? We have begun conducting the same test

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Why didn't electricity immediately change manufacturing?

The internet shows, as with electricity, that real technological change takes time and imagination.

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Youper is a wellbeing AI chatbot. Not a therapist or medical device. For adults 18+ only. Not a substitute for professional mental health ca

Case study for "therapy AI" (although note they say this is not a therapist demonstrating ethical restraint that the big LLM companies do not).

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Students can get a degree without reading a single book, says Oxford academic

Students can get a degree without reading a single book, says Oxford academic https://share.google/C8k9HmkcdYnTmVltu

https://share.google/C8k9HmkcdYnTmVltu

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Literary Hub » A prize-winning story published in Granta was (very likely) written by AI.

A prize-winning story published in Granta was (very likely) written by AI.

It’s another grim day at the human factory. There is strong evidence to suggest that a prize-winning short story published this week in cele

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Facial recognition to be 'rolled out' across UK after human rights challenge fails | UK News | Sky News

Facial recognition to be 'rolled out' across UK after human rights challenge fails | UK News | Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/facial-recognition-to-be-rolled-out-across-uk-after-human-rights-challenge-fails-13534598

https://news.sky.com/story/facial-recognition-to-be-rolled-out-across-uk-after-human-rights-challenge-fails-13534598

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Who is liable when artificial intelligence makes mistakes?

Who is liable when artificial intelligence makes mistakes? - https://www.ft.com/content/51b55431-30e8-4eb3-9730-f5e89c24ad56?shareType=nongift via @FT

https://www.ft.com/content/51b55431-30e8-4eb3-9730-f5e89c24ad56?shareType=nongift

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Project CETI •-- Blog --• Sperm Whale Phonetic Alphabet Proposed for the First Time

Project CETI •-- Blog --• Sperm Whale Phonetic Alphabet Proposed for the First Time https://share.google/tcahaBHaQpNIBWNSg

Project CETI •-- Blog --• Sperm Whale Phonetic Alphabet Proposed for the First Time

Sperm whale communication exhibits structure with key similarities to aspects of human language and other primate communication systems, mov

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The Yorkshire Dales school using AI to mark mock exams - BBC News

The Yorkshire Dales school using AI to mark mock exams - BBC News https://share.google/qR9H5uhscWcsWPEXo

The Yorkshire Dales school using AI to mark mock exams

Headteacher Julia Polley says students get quicker and more detailed feedback, without teacher bias.

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College Students Losing Ability to Participate in Class Discussions Because They Offloaded Their Thinking to AI

College Students Losing Ability to Participate in Class Discussions Because They Offloaded Their Thinking to AI https://share.google/hBXyiZ19cr7P6DlAK

College Students Losing Ability to Participate in Class Discussions Because They Offloaded Their Thinking to AI

Students from all walks of life are becoming homogenized as they increasingly outsource their brains to AI chatbots.

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Think Twice Before Asking ChatGPT About Your Health - The Atlantic

The ChatGPT Symptom Spiral

Be careful asking chatbots about your health.