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Study points to opportunity for governments to work with public on use of AI

A major new study suggests people’s direct experience with artificial intelligence has little impact on their views about its role in government decision-making—while factual information about the technology can significantly shift public opinion. Professor Yotam […]

Does AI mean more university students are plagiarizing their work?

People using other people’s ideas, words and creations without acknowledgment is a widespread problem. Plagiarism occurs everywhere from restaurant menus to political speeches and music.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Humor helps older adults navigate aging, research suggests

Humor plays a vital role in helping older adults cope with the challenges of aging and staying socially connected, according to new research.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Do narcissists ruin relationships over time? A six-year study suggests a more complex pattern

New research from Michigan State University challenges the popular assumption that narcissists gradually damage their relationships over time.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Study examines diversity of Black perspectives on race relations

A new Rice University study offers one of the first national measures of a viewpoint called “racial realism” and considers how it fits into the broader spectrum of perspectives Black Americans hold about race relations.This […]

Research questions legitimacy of promoting harmful products

Marketers need to pay more attention to how marketing practices normalize the consumption of products that are known to be harmful to public health and social well-being, University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers argue. A […]

Accelerator programs have more work to do when it comes to supporting women entrepreneurs, research finds

Accelerator programs are supposed to give entrepreneurs the mentorship, training and skills boost that will help launch them toward success. But in countries where the gender playing field still steeply tilts toward male advantage, women-led […]

Conventional weapons normalized mass violence, researcher argues

Conventional weapons are generally presented as controllable, proportionate and morally acceptable, unlike weapons of mass destruction. It is this assumption that is challenged by research conducted by Julien Pomarède at the Centre for the Study […]

Rudeness may be rewarded—as a response to rudeness

If you don’t have anything nice to say, perhaps it’s OK to say it anyway—if responding to someone who has treated you or your team rudely, new Cornell research suggests. Civil responses to disrespectful behavior […]

AI’s fluency in other languages hides a Western worldview that can mislead users

A friend in Indonesia recently told me about a conversation he had with ChatGPT. He had typed a question in Indonesian—Bahasa Indonesia—about how to handle a difficult family dispute. The chatbot responded fluently, in perfect […]