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Whether they’re famous composers or first-year art students, creators experience reputational costs when AI enters the mix.
Humans and AIs have different methods of calculating words about probability like ‘maybe’ and ‘likely’ – and different interpretations about what they mean.
AI systems are getting good at optimizing persuasion in commerce. They are also quietly becoming tools for strategic influence.
Colleges and universities are taking on different approaches to how their students are using AI – but with a shared recognition that they cannot prevent it altogether.
Automating knowledge production and teaching weakens the ecosystem of students and scholars that sustains universities, raising existential questions about their mission.
The turn to CGI has sidelined many of the dogs, bears and horses of yesteryear. But ethical questions aside, there’s still some magic in filming and seeing the real thing.
OpenAI’s restructuring may serve as a test case for how society oversees the work of organizations with the potential to both provide benefits and harm humanity.
A simulation shows that social media bots powered by today’s AI can infiltrate human networks on social media and influence what people believe.
Emerging digital tools can help authorities prioritize inspections and rapidly identify illicit goods by linking online monitoring, legal references and on-the-ground investigations.
People are using generative AI to flood courts with filings, legislatures with constituent letters and publications with submissions. AI detectors are no silver bullet.
Priming people to watch out for political deepfakes helps them question the AI-generated videos.
The pilot, launched in January 2026 in 6 states, could reduce wasteful spending, but increases provider paperwork and risks patient access to necessary care.
The government directed data centers to turn on backup generation in parts of the US. Expanding distributed generation could improve grid resilience.
When you outsource romance, there’s a hidden emotional cost.
As AI spreads in special education, the question remains: Can these tools uphold the individualized, legally protected services students with disabilities need?
AI is already in much of the music you hear. It can be as mundane as a production tool or as deceptive as a fake recording artist – and a whole lot in between.
What if an AI system could recognize when it’s confused or when to think more carefully? Researchers are working to give large language models these metacognitive abilities.
As businesses race to adopt AI, you might worry that the experience and expertise you’ve built up has become a lot less valuable. But you still have more control over your future than you think.
More organizations are letting AI act on their behalf, but far fewer have mature governance to manage the consequences.
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; University of Toronto
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow in AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Philosophy and Director of Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Director of Sydney Executive Plus, Business School, University of Sydney
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PhD in machine ethics, University of Canterbury
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Professor in Computational Intelligence, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney
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