by Lynn | May 16, 2024 | AI, Data Quality, Information Quality, Internet, Malware, Society
The Trustnet browser extension lets individuals assess the accuracy of any content on any website. Reports and Proceedings Massachusetts Institute of Technology CAMBRIDGE, MA – Most people agree that the spread of online misinformation is a serious problem. But...
by Lynn | May 13, 2024 | AI, Ethics, Management, Society
People perform better if they think they have an AI assistant – even when they’ve been told it’s unreliable and won’t help them Reports and Proceedings Aalto University Sometimes it seems like an AI is helping, but the benefit is actually a placebo effect – people...
by Lynn | May 6, 2024 | Cyber Security, Education and Training, Society
Reports and Proceedings Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. — Cybersecurity programs vary dramatically across the country, a review has found. The authors argue that program leaders should work with professional societies to make sure graduates are well...
by Lynn | Feb 13, 2024 | Communications, Information Quality, Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Exeter Short and simple comments from ordinary social media users can help others online to spot fake news, a new study shows. Research shows reading corrections from others online can reduce the perceived accuracy of and...
by Lynn | Jan 30, 2024 | AI, Ethics, Information Quality, Risk, Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication Tsinghua University Press There’s always some truth in fiction, and now is about the time to get a step ahead of sci-fi dystopias and determine what the risk in machine sentience can be for humans. Although people have long pondered the...
by Lynn | Mar 22, 2023 | Economics, Management, Society
Sociologists explore the political, social and economic forces that are changing professional jobsBook Announcement University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau image: The new book, “Crisis in the Professions: The New Dark Age,” co-written by...
