Algorithms designed to maximize engagement on social media can lock people into "bubbles" of easy consensus and rage, weakening people's ability to listen and think critically, and increasing ...

Pope Leo XIV has moved artificial intelligence from a niche ethics topic to a front‑line concern for the Catholic Church, ...

Since ChatGPT went viral in late 2022, we have seen plenty of research that went into studying how AI models behave. Researchers wanted to see how they operate, whether they cheat for tasks or lie for ...

The rise of quantity over quality, and the explosion of text and tools is taking a toll on our mental bandwidth, and wellbeing. A deliberate orchestration of AI and NI – natural intelligence, and ...

In work from the University of Warwick, researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalize with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older ...

Bree McEwan, a professor in the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology at the University of Toronto-Mississauga and founder of the Questioning Reality Conference, visited the ...

Today, when you answer your phone, it may be difficult to tell whether you are talking to a person or a chatbot. As technology improves, organizations are reducing or eliminating access to human ...

New research shows that chimpanzees regularly communicate with each other through rapid back-and-forth gestures, similar to how humans talk. Reading time 2 minutes Chimpanzees and humans are even more ...

As AI chatbots frustrate travelers during disruptions, some travel companies are considering charging extra to reach a human.

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The English language is full of wonderful ...