AI might now be as good as humans at detecting emotion, political leaning and sarcasm in online conversations

AI could save people time when analysing text for its meaning.

Ana Jovančević, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick • conversation
July 2, 2025 • ~6 min

Five surprising facts about AI chatbots that can help you make better use of them

Here are some of the lesser known facts about systems like ChatGPT.

Çağatay Yıldız, Postdoctoral Researcher, Cluster of Excellence "Machine Learning", University of Tübingen • conversation
June 27, 2025 • ~7 min

Mattel and OpenAI have partnered up – here’s why parents should be concerned about AI in toys

What happens when your child’s toy appears to care for them – but doesn’t really?

Andrew McStay, Professor of Technology & Society, Bangor University • conversation
June 25, 2025 • ~8 min

AI art protection tools still leave creators at risk, researchers say

Artists urgently need stronger defences to protect their work from being used to train AI models without their consent.  

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 24, 2025 • ~6 min

Here’s why the public needs to challenge the ‘good AI’ myth pushed by tech companies

Big tech companies often push a positive view of AI.

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, Director of Centre for AI Futures, SOAS, University of London • conversation
June 23, 2025 • ~5 min

How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage

Health insurance companies use AI to decide which health care treatment to cover. State laws and federal agencies are now moving toward regulating these algorithms.

Jennifer D. Oliva, Professor of Law, Indiana University • conversation
June 20, 2025 • ~10 min

AI helps tell snow leopards apart, improving population counts for these majestic mountain predators

Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.

Eve Bohnett, Assistant Scholar, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, University of Florida • conversation
June 18, 2025 • ~9 min

Grok’s ‘white genocide’ responses show how generative AI can be weaponized

The tools that are meant to help make AI safer could actually make it much more dangerous.

Shimei Pan, Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
June 18, 2025 • ~9 min

AI ‘reanimations’: Making facsimiles of the dead raises ethical quandaries

AI avatars of dead people are teaching courses and testifying in court. Even with the best of intentions, the emerging practice of AI ‘reanimations’ is an ethical quagmire.

Daniel J. Feldman, Senior Research Fellow, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston • conversation
June 17, 2025 • ~9 min

Declining soil health is a global concern – here’s how AI could help

Knowing where best to scale up soil health solutions will help protect people, businesses and ecosystems from extreme events.

Nima Shokri, Professor, Applied Engineering, United Nations University • conversation
June 17, 2025 • ~7 min

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