Searching the web with ChatGPT is like talking to an expert – if you’re OK getting a mix of fact and fiction. But even if it were error-free, searching this way comes with hidden costs.
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The intersection of content management, misinformation, aggregated data about human behavior and crowdsourcing shows how fragile Twitter is and what would be lost with the platform’s demise.
Having the ability to decide either to do something or not, and to act accordingly, is a basic definition of freedom. Smart buildings challenge this freedom.
The use of unreliable, discriminatory automated recruitment tools is on the rise – and they’re completely unregulated.
A wealth of research on social media shows that COVID-19 misinformation is damaging to public health.
Many AI algorithms, like facial recognition software, have been shown to be discriminatory to people of color, especially those who are Black.
Digital activists are targeted for their work on intersectional issues. But they have developed strategies to deal with online and offline hate.
There’s a tension between facilitating free and fair debate on social media, and businesses’ bottom line. And it must be resolved with the public interest in mind.
Google search algorithms often pull up misleading descriptors for controversial people, and results can differ across languages. Understanding how these algorithms function can address misinformation.
A cornerstone of the First Step Act, passed with bipartisan support, is the PATTERN risk-assessment tool.
There are around 201 known factors on which a website is analysed and ranked by Google’s algorithms.
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a key cybersecurity tool for both attackers and defenders.
Disinformation, algorithms, big data, care work, climate change, and cultural knowledge can all be invisible. This exhibition brings them to the light.
Misinformation will continue to strain society in 2022 as the lines between misinformation and political speech blur, cynicism grows and the lack of regulation allows misinformation to flourish.
Can translation software that uses artificial intelligence to automatically translate texts ever replace human beings?
Sci-fi nightmares of a robot apocalypse aside, autonomous weapons are a very real threat to humanity. An expert on the weapons explains how the emerging arms race could be humanity’s last.
Inclusivity and diversity also need to be at the level of identifying values and defining frameworks of what counts as ethical AI in the first place.
A UK controversy about school leavers’ marks shows algorithms can get things wrong. To ensure algorithms are as fair as possible, how they work and the trade-offs involved must be made clear.
Breathless headlines of artificial intelligence discovering or restoring lost works of art ignore the fact that these machines rarely, if ever, reveal one secret or solve a single mystery.
As the perils and wonders of artificial intelligence begin to permeate our lives, the ‘IPCC report for AI’ calls for action from researchers and government to ensure a safe future.
Top contributors
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor of English, Macalester College
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Professor of Information Science, University of Washington
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Sessional Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer and DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Management Systems, University of Hull
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James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects, Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory, & Director, Center for Socially Responsible AI, Penn State
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Head of Art and Design, University of Hertfordshire
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Director of Sydney Executive Plus, University of Sydney
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Professor, Computing and Information Systems, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Systems), and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Digital & Data), The University of Melbourne
