Visually appealing and cheap to produce, AI-generated images allow scammers and spammers to post high volumes of engaging content − and Facebook’s algorithm may be promoting these posts.
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A human rights scholar explains how social media users can take charge of what content comes into their feed and reduce the risk of receiving misinformation.
While Lewis Hine’s early-20th century photographs of working children compelled Congress to limit or ban child labor, the US Department of Labor is now under fire for failing to enforce these laws.
An art historian describes the two historical representations of Prophet Muhammad that led to a controversy at Hamline University.
Holocaust scholars long relied on documents and survivor testimonies to help reconstruct the history of that tragic event. Now, they’re turning to wordless witnesses to learn more: pictures.
The text-to-art program DALL-E 2 generates images from brief descriptions. But what does it mean to make art when an algorithm automates so much of the creative process itself?
To think about the ways in which images engage audiences, we can consider Europe’s response to two major refugee crises.
Their social media feeds contain images of tanks, bombs and war-style propaganda. Here’s how to help them navigate social media ‘news’ content about war, while minimising any distress.
If a friend seems to be immune to your spooky, ghost story this Halloween, ask them if they can see the story unfold in their mind’s eye.
Artificial intelligence holds great promise for medicine, but safeguards are needed to ensure it does not harm patients.
Each day, readers are bombarded with shocking, inspiring and informative images. In their overwhelming volume, they can be easily forgotten. Nonetheless, some do rise to the top.
Evangelist Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network has launched the first Christian 24-hour TV channel. History shows that missionary media has played a key role in providing information from around the world.
Will we soon no longer be able to discern which videos are real and which are fake?
Images taken out of a research context and shared with the public offer a way to connect scientists with the broader world – and vice versa. These photos are stunning examples.
Social media can act as the engine room for public engagement with refugees, allowing people to move beyond ‘I should do something’ to ‘I will take action’.
Seeing is not just believing. Seeing changes what we believe, about ourselves and about other people.
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Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Bath
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Professor of Screen Media, King's College London
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Psychology, Flinders University
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Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Professor, Western Sydney University
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Director of Undergraduate Studies & Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Professor of Religious Studies and Cinema and Media Studies, by special appointment, Hamilton College
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Research Fellow at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University
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Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
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Affiliate Faculty of Computer Science, University of Washington
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Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon
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Research Fellow, Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University
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Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies and Professor of History; Founding Director, USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Research Manager of the Stanford Internet Observatory, Stanford University
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
