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Even when people’s opinions are hard to change, online comments can shape how political social media content is perceived, study shows

Online comments can shape how social media content about politics is perceived, even when people’s opinions are hard to change,...

Drawing attention to the limitations of human decision making makes the use of AI seem less problematic, study shows

Reminding people human decision-making can be biased can make the use of artificial intelligence seem less problematic, a new study...

Reforms to Google’s web search dominance could address a “fundamental asymmetry”, researchers say

Proposed Government reforms to tackle Google’s web search dominance could address a “fundamental asymmetry” - but aspects need to be...

Generative AI does not just hallucinate at us, it can hallucinate with us, study warns

When generative AI systems produce false information, this is often framed as AI “hallucinating at us”—generating errors that we might...

University of Exeter researchers working to assess the reasoning power of AI scientists

A University of Exeter expert is working to ensure AI can better help scientists safely make rapid advances in vital...

Exeter’s key role in developing quantum sensors to improve medical diagnoses and navigation

The University of Exeter is leading the UK part of a new multi-million-pound collaborative project developing next generation quantum sensing...

Move away from focus on data value could support international efforts to stop social media giants collecting excessive personal information

Legal efforts to tackle excessive personal information collection by social media giants could transcend international boundaries if nations moved away...