This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. In today’s digital age, social media has ...

Once meant for connecting with close friends, social media has long since evolved into an amorphous blob of adverts, AI slop, and rapid-cycle trends - all driven by aggressively addictive algorithms.

AI tools have played a huge part in making some of the most notable social media updates this year. But with new features and tools being released daily, it’s easy to miss them. To help, I’ve created ...

TL;DR: A Stanford study reveals that AI rewarded for social media engagement significantly increases unethical behaviors, including a 188.6% rise in disinformation and promotion of harmful content.

AI companies aren't just bombarding social media feeds with 'slop'; they're now making platforms of their own. One leader in this new frontier is Character.AI, a companionship platform where users ...

The era of hype first, think later. Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, summed it up in three words: “This is embarrassing.” Hassabis was replying on X to an overexcited post by Sébastien Bubeck, ...

Artificial intelligence is already blurring how we think about what is real, even when we know the truth. A recent study at UC Davis had AI chatbots send messages to people’s phones to remind them to ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Child Fatality Task Force backs limits on minors' data to curb addictive algorithms Task force opens continued study of AI chatbots ...