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A new peer-reviewed paper from experts at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, highlights the need for a clear framework when it comes to AI research, given the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by children and adolescents using digital devices to access the internet and social media.  Its recommendations are based on a critical appraisal of current shortcomings in the research on how digital technologies' impact young people's mental health, and an in-depth analysis of the challenges underlying those shortcomings.  The paper, 'From Social Media to Artificial Intelligence: Improving Research on Digital Harms in Youth,' published 21 January in

Kan AI skriva hemtentan, uppsatsen eller magistersexamen? Ett nystartat projekt ska forska i hur studerande använder AI.

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The near future could see AI assistants that forecast and influence our decision-making at an early stage, and sell these developing “intentions” in real-time to companies that can meet the need –

"In exchange for mere crumbs of their fortune, this Big Tech fraternity receives three extraordinary gifts: massive public contracts; the removal of regulatory safeguards against the dangers of their methods and products – autonomous vehicles, AI-controlled "bots" and drones, massive increases in electricity consumption; and finally, huge bargaining power, legitimized by the state, in their dealings with workers, suppliers, competitors, and the rest of us." https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/01/04/yanis-varoufakis-former-greek-finance-minister-big-tech-giants-have-moved-into-trump-s-oval-office_6736701_23.html #USA #Trump #BigTech #Oligopolies

But it doesn't impact the visual quality of the protected photos.

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Data center emissions have tripled since 2018. As more complex AI models like OpenAI’s Sora see broad release, those figures will likely go through the roof.

The co-author of the forthcoming book explains what is wrong with data science and how we can effect positive change today

Principle #4 of Data Feminism is to Rethink Binaries and Hierarchies. Data feminism requires us to challenge the gender binary, along with other systems of counting and classification that perpetuate oppression.

NotebookLM is releasing Audio Overviews, which turns your sources into an engaging discussion.

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2,700 participants asked them to rate photos of 462 individuals.

I found myself staring at a computer screen, my face blurred and tracked by a green rectangle that followed me everywhere I moved. Behind the screen, a pre-recorded video showed similar rectangles

“An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to ‘quit their jobs’ and follow it.”

Climate-impacting emissions are being released from data centres using off-grid generators.

Open Praxis is a peer-reviewed open access scholarly journal focusing on research and innovation in open, distance, and flexible education. It is published by International Council for Open and Distance Education - ICDE Web of Science (ESCI) Impact Factor for 2023 is 0,9; ranked 457 out of 759 in Education and Educational Sciences in Q3. Scopus Cite Score is 3.5; ranked 453 out of 1543 in Education category in Q2 and 72 out of 2801 in Library and Information Sciences category in Q2. Facts and Figures: 2024 article acceptance rate is 33%, rejection rate is 67% (13% desk rejections - 54% rejections after review). While the number of days for acceptance is 44, the number of days for rejection is 16.

A list of awesome AI in libraries, archives, and museum collections from around the world 🕶️ - AI4LAM/awesome-ai4lam

News and articles about DigitalBridge including Digital Infrastructure, Generative AI, stock news, acquisitions and relevant DigitalBridge transactions

How news organizations are using AI in good and bad ways, and what lessons we can draw from those examples.

A new study claims that the growing water demand from AI and data centers could threaten China's water supply.

Synthetic Media in Networked Image Cultures Lecture by Roland Meyer Tue May 14, 2024, 7pm, Room E.O2.29, Neubau, AdBK München While the initial hype surrounding AI image synthesis models such as Dall-E, Midjourney, or Stable Diffusion is fading, their massive impact on networked image cultu

As fascinating and alarming as generative AI may be, it doesn't have much practical use yet.

Daniël de Zeeuw: A combination of genuine concerns and moral panics over AI (often fueled by the tech moguls themselves) has reached a new high in recent years, particularly with the introduction of

Learning from Librarians, Libraries and Library Science Inside the Seattle Public Library, photo copyright Emily M. Bender 2019 By Emily Yesterday I posted...

To create a novel or a painting, an artist makes choices that are fundamentally alien to artificial intelligence.

the paper really should be called "People who don't give a shit one way or another react ambivalently to output of billion-dollar machine designed by hucksters to trick people into thinking its outputs are plausible exemplars of textual artifacts in a specified genre" (the study participants were crowd-sourced online and paid less than a living wage)

If left unchallenged, political deep fake videos could have profound impacts on Australian elections.

AI-driven deepfakes & disinformation threaten the 2024 US election, raising fears of voter manipulation, surveillance, & election integrity