AI 'deadbots' can fuel pathological grief and affect how we deal with death
Due to recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI), it's now possible to digitally "revive" dead people and interact with them.
Apr 29, 2026
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Meta-earplugs reduce booming voice effect, low-frequency rumbling sounds
Workplace hearing loss is one of the most common work-related illnesses. While hearing loss is preventable with earplugs, they can be uncomfortable, and users often remove them despite the risks. Low-frequency sounds, such ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Are you addicted to your AI chatbot? It might be by design
AI chatbots can grant almost any request—a celebrity in love with you, a research assistant, a book character sprung to life—instantly and with little effort. New research presented at the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors ...
Apr 27, 2026
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Why deepfake ads may win trust faster when framed as 'artificial media'
A study into the use of deepfake technology in advertising has found that public acceptance of synthetic media generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is closely tied to how familiar someone is with technology and the way ...
Apr 27, 2026
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In the face of rampant AI, is 'data poisoning' a new form of civil disobedience?
The explosion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has provoked both hopes and anxieties about the potential benefits and harms of this technology. In advanced economies, people are almost equally worried and ...
Apr 26, 2026
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Why faster AI isn't always better
In the race to make AI models not just reason better but respond faster, latency—the delay before an answer appears—is often treated as a purely technical constraint, something to minimize and move past. But how is this relentless ...
Apr 24, 2026
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AI smart glasses will help visually impaired runners take on the London Marathon
Running past Buckingham Palace during training, Tilly Dowler is closing in on a goal she once thought out of reach.
Apr 24, 2026
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AI model predicts human attention in 360-degree videos using both sound and vision
Virtual reality (VR) experiences and 360-degree videos are transforming viewers from passive observers into active participants immersed within a scene. Yet this shift raises an important question: Where do people direct ...
Apr 22, 2026
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AI can give as good as it gets—or better: The moral dilemma of combative chatbots
AI systems can "learn to seek revenge" because they are able to grasp reciprocating verbal violence when exposed to conflict, new research from Lancaster University shows. In short, AI can give as good as it gets and, eventually, ...
Apr 22, 2026
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'No accountability, no checks and balances, no responsibility': How indigenous peoples think about AI
Much of the current conversation about AI assumes uptake is inevitable, more technology means better outcomes and the main task is managing risk.
Apr 22, 2026
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