Artificial Intelligence

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Science and Technology May 22, 2025

AI chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output − why that’s a free speech problem

by Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, Vanderbilt University and Jacob Mchangama, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Google recently made headlines globally because its chatbot Gemini generated…

Science and Technology May 8, 2025

AI isn’t replacing student writing – but it is reshaping it

by Jeanne Beatrix Law, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] I’m a writing professor who sees artificial intelligence as more of an opportunity…

Science and Technology April 8, 2025

AI isn’t what we should be worried about – it’s the humans controlling it

by Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2014, Stephen Hawking voiced grave warnings about the threats of artificial intelligence….

Science and Technology February 7, 2025

AI datasets have human values blind spots − new research

by Ike Obi, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] My colleagues and I at Purdue University have uncovered a significant imbalance in the human…

Opinion January 24, 2025

If A.I. Beats Human-Created Art In Contests, Should We Be Worried?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Earlier in the year, I wrote an article about the challenges that artificial intelligence poses for writers, and a test…

Health Care January 13, 2025

Health Care AI, Intended To Save Money, Turns Out To Require a Lot of Expensive Humans

This article by Darius Tahir first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Darius Tahir January 10, 2025 Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist’s job. They…

Science and Technology January 9, 2025

Tech law in 2025: a look ahead at AI, privacy and social media regulation under the new Trump administration

by Sylvia Lu, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Artificial intelligence harms, problematic social media content, data privacy violations – the issues are…

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Medicine January 6, 2025

Will AI revolutionize drug development? Researchers explain why it depends on how it’s used

by Duxin Sun, University of Michigan and Christian Macedonia, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The potential of using artificial intelligence in drug…

Science and Technology December 19, 2024

What is an AI agent? A computer scientist explains the next wave of artificial intelligence tools

by Brian O’Neill, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT can be fun and sometimes useful, but the next…

Medicine December 16, 2024

Blood tests are currently one-size-fits-all − machine learning can pinpoint what’s truly ‘normal’ for each patient

by Brody H. Foy, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you’ve ever had a doctor order a blood test for you, chances…

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Mableton May 31, 2025

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