The hidden risk of letting AI decide – losing the skills to choose for ourselves

AI has the potential to diminish the human experience in several ways. One particularly concerning threat is to the ability to make thoughtful decisions.

Joe Árvai, Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology and Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
April 12, 2024 ~6 min

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

This bias in science journalism seems not to be due only to pragmatic concerns about time zones or the language spoken in the country where the scientist is based.

Hao Peng, Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Social Science, Northwestern University • conversation
April 8, 2024 ~9 min


Dating apps: how the order you view potential matches can affect which way you swipe

Something to bear in mind if you find yourself swiping through profiles on a dating app later today.

Robin Kramer, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Lincoln • conversation
Feb. 12, 2024 ~6 min

Halo effect: do attractive people really look less guilty? How the evidence is changing

Recent research suggests jurors are less likely to be lenient on attractive defendants than previously thought.

Robin Kramer, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Lincoln • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 ~7 min

Eliminating bias in AI may be impossible -- a computer scientist explains how to tame it instead

Creating bias-free AI systems is easier said than done. A computer scientist explains how controlling bias could lead to fairer AI.

Emilio Ferrara, Professor of Computer Science and of Communication, University of Southern California • conversation
July 19, 2023 ~7 min

AI is changing how Americans find jobs, get promoted and succeed at work

Software you may already use every day can track your productivity for your employer.

Catherine Rymsha, Visiting Lecturer of Management, UMass Lowell • conversation
May 22, 2023 ~7 min

AI can process more information than humans – so will it stop us repeating our mistakes?

We can now store information outside of our brains, and use computers to retrieve it. That ought to make learning and remembering easy, right?

Anders Sandberg, James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford • conversation
April 26, 2023 ~9 min

Why you could have 'face-ism' – an extreme tendency to judge people based on their facial features

New research shows some people make extreme personality judgments based solely on facial appearance

Paddy Ross, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Durham University • conversation
Dec. 2, 2022 ~6 min


Elon Musk is wrong: research shows content rules on Twitter help preserve free speech from bots and other manipulation

Elon Musk said he wants to make Twitter a platform for free speech. Here is what research shows about claims of political bias and excessive moderation.

Filippo Menczer, Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University • conversation
May 9, 2022 ~11 min

Elon Musk says relaxing content rules on Twitter will boost free speech, but research shows otherwise

Elon Musk said he wants to make Twitter a platform for free speech. Here is what research shows about claims of political bias and excessive moderation.

Filippo Menczer, Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University • conversation
May 9, 2022 ~11 min

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