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Research reported by Phys suggests people who have faced discrimination may prefer AI recommendations to human advice. Here's why, and what to watch for.

Research reported by Phys suggests consumers who face discrimination may prefer AI advice to human advice. Here is why it feels safer, and what that means.

A University of Iowa study says agencies using AI in child welfare and abuse cases need safeguards. Here is how bias creeps in and what protections help.

A University of Iowa study explains how AI in child welfare and elder care can copy old biases, and the safeguards researchers say agencies need.

An MIT professor says leaning on AI can dull memory and problem-solving. Here's why mental friction matters and how to use chatbots without outsourcing your...

MIT professor Eric So says AI can weaken memory and problem-solving when it becomes an answer machine. Here's how to use it as a tutor instead.

Mass General Brigham built FAHR-Face, an AI that estimates biological age and cancer survival risk from one face photo. Here is how it works and what it can't...

Mass General Brigham researchers built FAHR-Face, an AI that estimates biological age from one face photo. Here's how it works and where the limits are.

Researchers trained AI to recognize bee activity and tell honeybees from bumblebees using field audio, offering a way to track pollinators without lethal traps.

Researchers trained AI to recognize bee activity from field audio and tell honeybees from bumblebees, offering a way to monitor pollinators without killing...

A new arXiv paper compares AI's use of public research to the enclosure of common land. Here's the analogy, who might benefit, and what it means for shared...

Block's Dessa, a conversation model trained only on speech, has a privacy notice. Here is what it covers and the questions to ask before testing any voice AI.