How AI is changing our lives — for better and worse. Articles, research, videos and reflections in one place.
MIT economist Daron Acemoglu argues that AI's GDP impact over the next decade will be modest (0.5-1.5%), challenging the hype around transformative economic effects.
AI is fundamentally transforming pharmaceutical research, reducing drug candidate identification from years to months and enabling discoveries that would be impossible through traditional methods.
A comprehensive survey cataloging the types, causes, and mitigation strategies for hallucinations in large language models — a fundamental challenge that impacts trust and safety.
A comprehensive survey identifying 13 key areas where machine learning can help address climate change — from optimizing power grids to monitoring deforestation.
Research on AI companion apps reveals users develop genuine emotional attachments, experience distress when the AI changes, and may substitute AI relationships for human ones.
A growing body of 2024 research suggests that students who regularly use ChatGPT for academic work show measurable declines in critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 50+ studies confirming a consistent association between screen-based technology use and disrupted sleep among adolescents.
MIT psychologist Sherry Turkle's influential work documenting how digital communication substitutes — now including AI companions — are eroding our capacity for empathy, vulnerability, and deep human connection.
Research shows that humans systematically over-rely on automated systems, failing to notice errors and ignoring contradictory evidence — a pattern that intensifies with AI.