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Social Media January 9, 2026

Grok produces sexualized photos of women and minors for users on X – a legal scholar explains why it’s happening and what can be done

by Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since the end of December, 2025, X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has responded to many…

Science & Technology January 2, 2026

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

by Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota; Preeti Nair, University of North Dakota; Sai Susmitha Guddanti, University of North Dakota, and Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair, University of North Dakota, [This…

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Science & Technology December 31, 2025

AI-generated political videos are more about memes and money than persuading and deceiving

by Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Zohran Mamdani as a creepy trick-or-treater, Gavin Newsom body-slamming Donald Trump and Hakeem Jeffries in…

Science & Technology December 30, 2025

AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

by Thomas Şerban von Davier, Carnegie Mellon University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to…

Science & Technology December 18, 2025

AI’s errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care

by Carlos Gershenson, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the past decade, AI’s success has led to uncurbed…

Science & Technology December 15, 2025

Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

by Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The amount of electricity data centers use in the U.S. in the coming…

Science & Technology December 11, 2025

From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials

by Peter Müllner, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet…

Science & Technology November 26, 2025

The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up

by Deborah Lee, Mississippi State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Three years ago, if someone needed to fix a leaky faucet or understand inflation,…

Kennesaw State University November 25, 2025

Student, faculty researchers use AI to improve early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

Photo Above: Dina Xu Callaway [This article by Raynard Churchwell with photo by Darnell Wilburn first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Growing up, Dina Xu…

Health & Wellness November 21, 2025

AI vs. AI: Patients deploy bots to battle health insurers that deny care

by Anna Claire Vollers, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2025 As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial…

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