
A More Reliable Wikipedia Could Come from AI Research Assistants
A neural network can identify Wikipedia references that are unlikely to support an article’s claims—and scour the Web for better sources

A More Reliable Wikipedia Could Come from AI Research Assistants
A neural network can identify Wikipedia references that are unlikely to support an article’s claims—and scour the Web for better sources

AI Is Becoming a Band-Aid over Bad, Broken Tech Industry Design Choices
After decades of messy, thoughtless design choices, corporations are using artificial intelligence to sell basic usability back to consumers


New 6G Networks Are in the Works. Can They Destroy Dead Zones for Good?
Next-generation 6G technology could “enable applications that we may not even imagine today”

Satellite Internet Companies Could Help Break Authoritarianism
In Iran and elsewhere, governments restrict Internet access to restrict freedoms. Companies that launch communications satellites can ensure a free and open Internet for all

Here’s How to Actually Keep Kids and Teens Safe Online
Controversial policy proposals such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are making headway across the country, but there are other ways to help protect young people in the digital world

How Recommendation Algorithms Work—And Why They May Miss the Mark
Huge data sets and matrices help online companies predict what you will click next

Young People Tell Us They Need Help Identifying Misinformation
We surveyed Canadian youth about science when it comes to making informed decisions. Their responses tell us that we need to work harder to help youth everywhere recognize misinformation

Social Media Is Rewriting the Banking Playbook
Our financial systems need to be overhauled to avoid the kind of social-media-fueled bank run that killed Silicon Valley Bank

AI-Generated Data Can Poison Future AI Models
As AI-generated content fills the Internet, it’s corrupting the training data for models to come. What happens when AI eats itself?

Hackers Could Use Electric Vehicle Chargers to Attack the Power Grid
Hackers have already infiltrated electric vehicle chargers, usually for innocuous reasons, but bad actors could use that foothold to bring down the power grid

Russia Is Trying to Leave the Internet and Build Its Own
Russia and other nations are working on “sovereign Internet” systems that threaten digital rights—and the stability of the global Internet

Science Shouldn’t Give Data Brokers Cover for Stealing Your Privacy
In the guise of collecting scientific data, data brokers are running a massive privacy invasion. Researchers should stop helping them