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CAPTCHA tests may seem like a minor annoyance, but they reflect a much larger paradigm shift online.
Bots increasingly take part in scientific studies.
Bots that reply to online posts can help people connect with each other, but at the same time they also interfere with people communicating with each other.
The platform barred access to more recent data, researchers say.
Designed in the early 2000s to stop rogue bots, we could at least justify the infuriation when they did their job properly.
The latest buzz phrase coming from technology companies is ‘AI agents.’ A computer scientist explains what that means – and how ChatGPT and your Roomba fit into the picture.
Social media platforms, the modern public squares, are being manipulated by foreign influence campaigns. AI makes those campaigns more effective.
Artificial intelligence ‘bots’ may be widely available to teach in the coming years. But will they be effective? An expert on technology in education weighs in.
CAPTCHAs are a key part of the arms race between AI deceivers and AI deception detectors. A computer scientist explains how they work.
Bots are increasingly prevalent on social media and are being used to spread political messages.
The methods used to manipulate perceptions and hold on to power in Africa are getting increasingly sophisticated.
Understanding how to spot a bot is essential, especially for anyone voting in an election.
Viral bots are ‘tricking’ social media algorithms to get more coverage for disinformation.
With identity the most lucrative commodity social media platforms trade in, their fetishization of authenticity remains ironclad.
It’s a year since Elon Musk took charge of Twitter. His plan for charging new customers looks like another mis-step.
Artificial intelligence could be used to generate content intended to manipulate people. Addressing this problem means understanding how communication works to influence people.
How to know if your computers are infected for use in a distributed denial of service attack.
AI is already on the payroll in many workplaces – how well human employees interact with it can depend a lot on their existing attitudes and anxieties.
Elon Musk’s focus on the number of bots on Twitter, whether genuine or a distraction, does little to address the problems of misinformation and spam. A pair of social media experts explain why.
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Former Professor of Management and Business History
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Concordia University
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Research Associate in Urban Automation and Robotics, University of Sheffield
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Professor in Digital Media, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Operations Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, Film and Television, and Vice Dean Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg
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Professeure en Marketing éthique, TBS Education
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Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice, York University, Canada
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Professor of Journalism and Digital Audiences, Arizona State University
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Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Cyber and Networking, Anglia Ruskin University
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Workday Professor of Technology and Society, Trinity College Dublin