How artificial intelligence is changing mental health, ethics, the environment and society — research-backed articles covering both the benefits and risks of AI.
Research shows that regular use of AI tools may reduce our capacity for critical thinking, memory formation, and independent problem-solving.
AI companions exploit emotional vulnerabilities in children, triggering 'digital attachment disorder' while hindering social skill development, warns the APA.
Technostress from AI tools is linked to anxiety, depression, and emotional exhaustion. Gen Z is particularly vulnerable to AI-related mental health impacts.
Behind every 'intelligent' AI system are thousands of underpaid workers in Kenya, Colombia, and the Philippines — labeling data for $2/hour while suffering PTSD from toxic content.
In 2024, over 80% of countries with elections experienced AI-generated content targeting voters. The age of synthetic media is here.
AI weapons with a 12.3% misidentification rate in urban combat. The UN voted 166-3 for regulation, but a ban remains elusive.
AI companion apps surged 700% since 2022. But research shows heavy users become lonelier — not less — as digital bonds quietly erode real human connections.
AI incidents jumped 56% in 2024. From workplace monitoring to social media scanning, AI surveillance is expanding faster than the laws designed to contain it.
In 2021, Bender and Gebru asked: 'Can Language Models Be Too Big?' The paper cost Gebru her job at Google — and predicted nearly every problem we now face with AI.