AI datasets have human values blind spots − new research

AI systems reflect human values. However, the human values embedded in AI are skewed to the utilitarian and away from the greater good.

Ike Obi, Ph.D. student in Computer and Information Technology, Purdue University • conversation
Feb. 6, 2025 ~5 min

Putting DeepSeek to the test: how its performance compares against other AI tools

This evaluation shows how competitive DeepSeek’s R1 chatbot is, beating OpenAI’s flagship models for performance as well as price.

Simon Thorne, Senior Lecturer in Computing and ​Information Systems, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Feb. 4, 2025 ~6 min


AI gives nonprogrammers a boost in writing computer code

Writing computer code is helpful for people in many disciplines, but learning to program is hard. Large language models can help nonprogrammers skip the difficult details.

Daniel Zingaro, Associate Professor of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto • conversation
Jan. 31, 2025 ~5 min

Australia’s social media ban shows how extreme the technology debate has become – there’s a better way

A more balanced approach to social media use might be needed.

James Conroy, Professor of Religious and Philosophical Education and Vice Principal, Internationalisation, University of Glasgow • conversation
Jan. 30, 2025 ~7 min

How satellites and AI help fight wildfires today

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human experience is still essential.

John W. Daily, Research Professor in Thermo Fluid Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 30, 2025 ~6 min

Why building big AIs costs billions – and how Chinese startup DeepSeek dramatically changed the calculus

A machine learning expert breaks down where the money goes in building big AIs, and how DeepSeek found ways to do it far more cheaply.

Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 29, 2025 ~7 min

Deepseek: China’s gamechanging AI system has big implications for UK tech development

The Chinese AI tool has shifted the dynamics in the AI market.

Feng Li, Chair of Information Management, Associate Dean for Research & Innovation, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 ~7 min

‘Sorry, I didn’t get that’: AI misunderstands some people’s words more than others

Speaking with an AI bot can be amusing and even helpful – if it understands you. How well AIs do that is a matter of whose speech they’ve been trained on.

Roberto Rey Agudo, Research Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Dartmouth College • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 ~7 min


Reproductive health care faces legal and surveillance challenges post-Roe – new research offers guidance

Patients rely on abortion clinics to protect their privacy. The providers have work to do to catch up to today’s digital surveillance threats.

Nora McDonald, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, George Mason University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2025 ~8 min

Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives – new research

People with less AI literacy often see the technology as ‘magical’ and awe-inspiring.

Stephanie Tully, Associate Professor of Marketing, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California • conversation
Jan. 20, 2025 ~5 min

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