A new experiment shows AI chatbots aren’t only good for spreading disinformation – but it comes with plenty of caveats.
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The upgraded AI systems may even be able to undertake a form of reasoning.
AI-powered mental health chatbots have the advantage of being easily accessible. However, users may overestimate their therapeutic benefits and underestimate their limitations.
Like many technologies, AI can be subverted by cybercriminals.
As far back as the dawn of the internet, scholars have discussed how AI might serve to replace (or supplement) human relationships.
The chatbot has been released to a small group of testers and some of X’s Premium+ subscribers – many of them have shared their initial thoughts.
Chatbots are proving to be productive and useful but they can be unreliable and make mistakes.
Real-world examples suggest we need to be careful using AI for frontline work.
Scholars differ over whether having students use AI in their assignments will help or hurt their careers after graduation.
Meta’s open source strategy contrasts starkly with the more guarded approach of its primary competitor, OpenAI
Unlike a human editor, AI cannot explain their decisions or reasoning in a meaningful way. This can be a problem in a field where accountability and transparency are important.
The user interfaces of AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are designed to mimic natural human conversation. But in doing so, AI chatbots present as more trustworthy than they really are.
A recent open letter calling for a temporary artificial intelligence development hiatus is more concerned with hypothetical risks about the future than the issues that are right in front of us.
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Associate Professor of Analytics and Operations, University of Richmond
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Professor in Cyber Security, Loughborough University
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Master of Science Student, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Literacy, Culture and Instructional Design & Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Cybercrime & AI Ethics, University of East London
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Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University
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Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Professor and Director of Aston Digital Futures Institute, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University
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Associate Professor, School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University
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Director, Zone Learning & Associate Professor, Digital Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Instructor of Information Systems Management, Auburn University
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Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Monash University
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Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
