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Following on from our first list, we asked New Scientist staff to pick even more of their favourite sci-fi books of all time.
Controversy began when it was discovered that researchers from the University of Zurich were using AI bots to secretly engage ...
In the last couple of decades, software was eating the world, but now it turns out that AI could be eating the web. In a ...
Researchers from the University of Zurich conducted a controversial experiment on Reddit, the largest English-speaking ...
Reddit plans to tighten verification processes after researchers used AI to manipulate users' opinions without consent.
The company's emphasis on direct response ads — designed to prompt specific actions like shopping, app downloads or website ...
LLMs that affirm delusions likened to "schizophrenia-seeking missiles." Billionaire claims AI leaders prepping for chance AI ...
Reddit has announced plans to fight back after a large-scale AI fraud was carried out against users of the highly popular Change My View subreddit. However, the company’s plans to take to fight AI ...
A controversial AI study has prompted Reddit to introduce new identity checks while reaffirming its commitment to user ...
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Researchers at the University of Zurich wanted to see how persuasive AI could be -- but did not get permission to do research on the actual humans on Reddit that the AI was interacting with.
Reddit is threatening legal action after researchers from the University of Zurich used AI bots to see how the technology can ...