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Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning
Brett DeJager , University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic Image: Vitaly Gariev - Unsplash The risk of students using AI to cheat tends to get a lot of attention – with good reason. A student can simply copy and paste a prompt into a chatbot and receive a polished paragraph, a five-paragraph essay, a lab summary or a reading response almost instantly. Teacher
What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia’s volunteers
Ryan McGrady , UMass Amherst Image: DIW - CC BY-SA This year, Wikipedia is celebrating 25 years as the internet’s encyclopedia that anyone can edit. In its first decade, the quirky experiment for passionate nerds exploded in popularity . It became a ubiquitous information resource and a homework helper for schoolkids, much to the dismay of skeptical teachers
Teens Encounter a Myriad of Problematic Content Online
By Felix Richter, Statista Established in 2010 by Mashable – a leading website for online culture and tech news at the time – Social Media Day is celebrated annually on June 30 to recognize how social platforms have reshaped the way people connect and communicate across the globe. What began as a celebration of social media’s connecting power has also become
AI can be a personal trainer in your pocket – but is it safe?
Hunter Bennett , Adelaide University Image: Kobe Clata - Unsplash Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the fitness industry: people can now ask chatbots to write marathon plans , build gym programs and even adjust workouts based on sleep or heart rate data . For many, AI feels like the future of fitness coaching because it is fast, cheap and r
Many Teenagers Show Symptoms of Excessive Screen Use
By Felix Richter - Statista While much of the debate around young people’s digital habits focuses on social media, screen use extends far beyond individual platforms. Between schoolwork, communication and entertainment, screens have become a near-constant presence in teenagers’ daily lives, making it increasingly difficult to separate between productive and
Why turning off screens is so hard for children – and four tips to make it easier
Steven Howard , University of Oxford Image: Annie Spratt - Unsplash The challenges and consequences surrounding children’s screen use are a leading concern for UK families . One especially difficult challenge is the resistance, arguments and emotional battles – “techno-tantrums” – that can follow when parents ask children to end a screen-based activity or re
World Mismanages 52 Million Tons of Plastic Waste per Year
By Katharina Buchholz, Statista More than 52 million tons of plastic waste remain unmanaged every year around the world and developing countries bear the brunt of the crisis. This is according to a 2024 research article published in the academic journal Nature. This means that an estimated fifth of all municipal plastic waste in the world ends up in the envi
One ChatGPT query uses more energy than you think
By Surfshak The updated Surfshark analysis reveals that instead of saying "thank you" to your chatbot, you can run the AC for seven seconds or cool down with a mini fan for three minutes. Image: Image: AppshunterIO - Unsplash Key insights One ChatGPT query consumes energy equivalent to running a 40W mini cooling fan for about three minutes. Similarly, a sing
Study Finds 70% of Smartphone Photos Are Never Looked at Again - Citing Overload and Emotional Avoidance
By Ardziv Simonian We take more photos than ever before - but according to new research, the vast majority of those images will never be seen again due to the complicated relationship we have with our overloaded camera rolls as well as with our own memories. Image: Marek Piwnicki - Unsplash The Memory Economy Report , a multinational survey of 8,000 consumer
New study explores rise of 'ragebait' and its impact on online accountability
By Joe Stafford, The University of Manchester A new study has revealed how social media creators are turning anger into entertainment, and what that means for public debate. Image: Hendrik Kespohl - Unsplash Research by Dr Nicholas John from The University of Manchester and Dr CJ Reynolds from the University of Copenhagen has explored the rise of ‘ragebait’
What everyone gets wrong about the modern job search — and what actually works
Leda Stawnychko , Mount Royal University and Mehnaz Rafi , University of Calgary Image: Swello - Unsplash Job searching has never been more accessible — or more confusing. Platforms like LinkedIn , Indeed and employer career pages let candidates submit applications with just a few clicks. What happens after they click “submit,” however, has become fertile gr
When managing your money, take a chatbot’s ‘confidence’ with a grain of salt
Pawan Jain , University of Michigan Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her retirement savings to minimize the tax hit . She opens an AI chatbot, types in the details and gets a calm, well-organized and confident answer: Claim now, convert this much, her
Mobile Learning Research Expanded Sharply From 2017 to 2026, Study Finds
A bibliometric analysis of mobile learning research published between 2017 and 2026 shows a sharp expansion in output. There was a big surge between 2020 and 2022 associated with pandemic-driven shifts in higher education. Mobile learning (m-learning), defined as the use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets to support educational activity, has g
What will AI do for us? Young adults in lower‑income countries feel more positive about its potential – new survey
Anna Barford , University of Cambridge ; Anthony Mugeere , Makerere University , and Giulia Occhini , University of Cambridge Young people in low- and middle-income countries appear generally more optimistic about how AI can enhance their work prospects and social lives than their western peers , according to our new survey of people in ten countries in Afri
AI can’t replace mental health therapists. But here’s where it might make a difference
Dushanthi Madhushika Manamalage , University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau ; Frederick Sundram , University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau ; Partha Roop , University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau , and Reza Shahamiri , University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Image: @nguy-n-ti-n-th-nh-2150376175 - pexels A person wakes in the middle of the night,
AI Hiring Tools Show Racial Bias Against Black and Asian Applicants, Stanford Study Finds
About 90 percent of employers use AI to some extent in hiring, yet research on how this is impacting job seekers is virtually nonexistent. Image: GenAI. For illustration purposes. In one of the first studies to analyze AI hiring tools, Stanford researchers discovered that, for many job applications, the algorithms were making racially biased decisions. “A lo
Research Highlights Cybersecurity Challenges in Emerging AI Browser Agents
By Stefan Milne - UW News In the last year or so, artificial intelligence companies have rolled out a spate of web browsers equipped with AI agents . A user might ask one of these agents to plan a vacation and it will open browser tabs to research routes and restaurants, then make reservations and add events to the user’s calendar. How well it does any of th
Study Finds AI-Generated Faces Rated More Trustworthy Than Real Faces, Raising Online Fraud and Misinformation Concerns
Images of faces created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are seen as more trustworthy than images of genuine faces say researchers, who warn of the risks of online fraud and other harms. Image: Altin Ferreira - Unsplash This is the first ever study to examine the trustworthiness of AI faces created by the latest diffusion technology and was led by Alexis McGu
Mobile VPN security is not as strong as advertised
By Patricia Delacey Many digital users rely on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to combat security threats, allowing the application to view, intercept and handle all user traffic in return for hiding identifying information from third parties. Yet a new mobile VPN security testing framework— MVPNalyzer —found many popular VPNs breach user trust, according to