Disability community has long wrestled with ‘helpful’ technologies – lessons for everyone in dealing with AI (theconversation.com)
Supreme Court kicks cases about tech companies’ First Amendment rights back to lower courts − but appears poised to block states from hampering online content moderation (theconversation.com)
Did inbreeding cause the woolly mammoth’s extinction? Our research suggests it was more sudden than that (theconversation.com)
Is social media fuelling political polarisation? (theconversation.com)
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Is social media fuelling political polarisation? (theconversation.com)
Once upon a time, newly minted graduates dreamt of creating online social media that would bring people closer together....
ChatGPT and the movie ‘Her’ are just the latest example of the ‘sci-fi feedback loop’ (theconversation.com)
AI companies train language models on YouTube’s archive − making family-and-friends videos a privacy risk (theconversation.com)
Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over legal protections for the Sackler family that owned the company (theconversation.com)
China’s war games near Taiwan threaten international peace and security, researcher says (theconversation.com)
By Kuan-Wei Chen, Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University...
China’s war games near Taiwan threaten international peace and security, researcher says (theconversation.com)
By Kuan-Wei Chen, Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University...
China’s universities just grabbed 6 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing (theconversation.com)
How Biden’s executive order to protect immigrant spouses of citizens from deportation will benefit their families and communities (theconversation.com)
Joining NATO binds countries to defend each other – but this commitment is not set in stone (theconversation.com)
Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in labor case that could hinder government’s ability to intervene in some unionization disputes (theconversation.com)
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores (theconversation.com)
Contrary to their politicians, EU citizens support migration including asylum seekers' right to work, study finds (theconversation.com)
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Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions (theconversation.com)
Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power (theconversation.com)
China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary (theconversation.com)
By Christopher K. Tong, Associate Professor of Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County....
China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary (theconversation.com)
China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary (theconversation.com)
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