The influence and manipulation of citizens – or consumers in a more economic sense – is a practice as banal as it is ancient, between advertising that has existed for a very long time, meetings and electoral rallies likely to convince the public, or even the more traditional word-of-mouth within families and friendly circles, which […] … learn more→

The rapid spread of artificial intelligence has people wondering: who’s most likely to embrace AI in their daily lives? Many assume it’s the tech-savvy – those who understand how AI works – who are most eager to adopt it. Surprisingly, our new research (published in the Journal of Marketing) finds the opposite. People with less knowledge […] … learn more→

In one of his first moves as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump announced a new US$500 billion project called Stargate to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the US. The project is a partnership between three large tech companies – OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle. Trump called it “the largest […] … learn more→

Over the past two years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated public attention. This year signals the beginning of a new phase: the rise of AI agents. AI agents are autonomous systems that can make decisions and take actions on our behalf without direct human input. The vision is that these agents will redefine work […] … learn more→

Heir to a world shaped by technological advances and environmental concerns, the beta generation is, according to consulting firm McCrindle , the daughter of generative artificial intelligence. We are referring to the offspring of millennials and the older generation Z , who will be born between 2025 and 2039 (the former are already here). They are the same ones who, within 10 years, […] … learn more→

From business and public administration to daily life, artificial intelligence is reshaping the world – and politics may be next. While the idea of AI politicians might make some people uneasy, survey results tell a different story. A poll conducted by my university in 2021, during the early surge of AI advancements, found broad public support for […] … learn more→

Last week the billionaire and owner of X, Elon Musk, claimed the pool of human-generated data that’s used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT has run out. Musk didn’t cite evidence to support this. But other leading tech industry figures have made similar claims in recent months. And earlier research indicated human-generated data would run out within two […] … learn more→

In the grand scheme of things, 45 years isn’t a long time. Back in 1980, for example, it took me three weeks to run a computer program written in the programming language Cobol . The program worked using punched cards, where each card represented a line of code. If something went wrong, the card had to be […] … learn more→

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure “general intelligence”. On December 20, OpenAI’s o3 system scored 85% on the ARC-AGI benchmark, well above the previous AI best score of 55% and on par with the average human score. It also scored well on a very difficult mathematics test. […] … learn more→

I’m a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether AI systems might be able to help me out. Could I just prompt ChatGPT to pick a personalised gift for my cousin Johnny and have it shipped in time to reach him? Alas, the cheerful chatbot couldn’t help, telling me […] … learn more→