French Open offers players protection against online harassment
French Open organizers are giving all players access to an online tool meant to protect them from cyberbullying and harassment on social media.
May 22, 2023
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Brazil's internet bill row, explained
Messaging app Telegram calls it an "attack on democracy," Google says it "seriously threatens free speech"—but what exactly is in Brazil's controversial measure to regulate disinformation online?
May 12, 2023
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How repeated questions could put you at risk of cyber crime
People reveal more personal information when you ask them the same questions a second time, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Mar 27, 2023
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Can you spot the bots? New research says no
Until recently it has been a challenge to make convincing fake social media profiles at scale because images could be traced back to their source, and the text often didn't sound human-like.
Mar 15, 2023
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Should you pay for Meta's and Twitter's verified identity subscriptions? A social media researcher explains
Social media services have generally been free of charge for users, but now, with ad revenues slowing down, social media companies are looking for new revenue streams beyond targeted ads. Now, Twitter is charging for its ...
Mar 8, 2023
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The next phase of the internet is coming: Here's what you need to know about Web3
The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and virtual non-fungible tokens have dominated news headlines in recent years. But not many may see how these modish applications connect together in a wider idea being touted by some ...
Feb 28, 2023
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'Responsible' AI can protect children on social media, say researchers
New research by academics at Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick argues that "responsible" AI can prevent children from seeing both harmful and legal but harmful content online.
Feb 7, 2023
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From tracking moods to putting on a show, it's AI-everything at CES
Entrepreneur Antony Perzo introduces a small device called Emobot, which looks like a cross between a speaker and a piece of abstract art, and explains: "It's an emotional thermometer!"
Jan 5, 2023
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Rapamycin in the context of Pascal's wager: Collaborating with ChatGPT to write a research perspective piece
Large language models utilizing transformer neural networks and other deep learning architectures demonstrated unprecedented results in many tasks previously accessible only to human intelligence. In a new paper, Dr. Alex ...
Dec 27, 2022
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It's not just Twitter—the whole internet is broken and we'd better fix it soon
If the debate about Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter tells us anything, it's that people—including those in governments—don't understand how the World Wide Web works.
Dec 6, 2022
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