artificial intelligence (AI)
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Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has sharply increased electricity and water…
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Drownings are surging in Australia. AI can help
Michelle O’Shea, Western Sydney University; Gabrielle Weidemann, Western Sydney University; John Cass, Western Sydney University, and Tamara Watson, Western…
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Grok produces sexualized photos of women and minors for users on X – a legal scholar explains why it’s happening and what can be done
Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University Since the end of December, 2025, X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has responded to many users’…
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Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?
Richard Morris, Lincoln University, New Zealand Cut the words “please” and “thank you” from your next ChatGPT query and, if…
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in our age of AI and constant crisis, real-life community is powerful and precious
Amy Thunig-McGregor, University of Technology Sydney So much is deeply wrong with the world right now, but when it comes…
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World-first social media wargame reveals how AI bots can swing elections
Hammond Pearce, UNSW Sydney; Alexandra Vassar, UNSW Sydney, and Rahat Masood, UNSW Sydney On December 14 2025, a terrorist attack…
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Reddit and TikTok – with the help of AI
Layla Bouzoubaa, Drexel University When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like…
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Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads
Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy School and Nathan Sanders, Harvard University Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might…
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How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife
Emily Wanderer, University of Pittsburgh When a grizzly bear attacked a group of fourth- and fifth-graders in western Canada in…
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AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026
Thomas Şerban von Davier, Carnegie Mellon University In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research…
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Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
Siwei Lyu, University at Buffalo Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that…
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