Deepfakes are still new, but 2024 could be the year they have an impact on elections

As technology has advanced, AI-generated deepfakes have become more convincing.

Eileen Culloty, Assistant Professor, School of Communications, Dublin City University • conversation
March 19, 2024 ~7 min

Building fairness into AI is crucial – and hard to get right

Bias in AI has been getting a lot of attention lately, but it’s just one aspect of the larger – and thornier – problem of fairness in AI.

Ferdinando Fioretto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia • conversation
March 19, 2024 ~7 min


AI vs. elections: 4 essential reads about the threat of high-tech deception in politics

Using disinformation to sway elections is nothing new. Powerful new AI tools, however, threaten to give the deceptions unprecedented reach.

Eric Smalley, Science + Technology Editor • conversation
March 18, 2024 ~8 min

AI Adding to Threat of Election Disinformation Worldwide

VOA Learning English • voa
March 16, 2024 ~5 min

Europe Approves AI Law

VOA Learning English • voa
March 14, 2024 ~7 min

Is it ethical to watch AI pornography?

People in their 20s and 30s are more likely than any other age group to experiment with AI pornography.

Chantal Gautier, Lecturer, Sex and Relationship Therapist, University of Westminster • conversation
March 14, 2024 ~9 min

Ghostbots: AI versions of deceased loved ones could be a serious threat to mental health

AI ghosts, the recreation of digital versions of the dead, may sound like a wonderful idea to those dealing with the pain of loss but this technology could seriously disrupt the grieving process

Nigel Mulligan, Assistant Professor in Psychotherapy, School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, Dublin City University • conversation
March 14, 2024 ~7 min

Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood

Loss of privacy is just the beginning. Workers are worried about biased AI and the need to perform the ‘right’ expressions and body language for the algorithms.

Nazanin Andalibi, Assistant Professor of Information, University of Michigan • conversation
March 6, 2024 ~9 min


Demand for computer chips fuelled by AI could reshape global politics and security

The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.

Alina Vaduva, Director of the Business Advice Centre for Post Graduate Students at UEL, Ambassador of the Centre for Innovation, Management and Enterprise, University of East London • conversation
March 4, 2024 ~8 min

In 2024, we’ll truly find out how robust our democracies are to online disinformation campaigns

Low tech or hi-tech, the next year will determine how much action nations take on election interference.

William Dance, Senior Research Associate, Lancaster University • conversation
March 1, 2024 ~7 min

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