The expert points out that algorithms play an ever-growing role in shaping our perception of reality. The difficulty in deciphering them places society at a significant disadvantage relative to major corporations
In a new study, participants with no expert knowledge in poetry were also unable to distinguish whether the verses were created by a person or a machine
After nearly two years of existence, AI text generators are proving to be a growing headache for educators. Though many say there’s no going back to a world without them, the way forward is fraught with obstacles
An analysis of 300,000 conferences reveals that the influence of generative artificial intelligence goes beyond the written word and is now impacting what we say
The veteran professor, who has become a celebrity on social media, has published a book on how to better understand and use artificial intelligence in everyday life
A study published in the journal ‘Nature’ warns that errors, even in simple matters, will be difficult to completely eliminate in the future
An online community of 50,000 people searched for an unknown woman for five years. A few days ago they found her: she was a waitress from Tenerife and her life was about to change
Jools Sweeney, 14, took his own life in 2022. Since then, his family has been trying to find out what influence his online activity may have had on his decision
Working at the local level, parents are making slow progress raising the numbers of phone-free adolescents going into secondary education
The platform’s chief executive has been arrested in France. Speculation about the motives for his detention makes it more difficult to understand the consequences of a surprising decision
Legendary hacker Joe Grand explains the steps he took to open a software wallet, full of money, that the owner believed was lost forever
Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen has gone viral at the Paris Games, not for winning a medal, but rather for his love of a chocolate treat
Meta’s new social media platform celebrates its first anniversary by coming close to X, the goal with which it was launched. Despite being a clone of X, Threads has always sought to distinguish itself as a less angry place, with fewer politics and news
A notable number of cryptocurrency investors tend to present typical dark personality traits including Machiavellianism and psychopathy, according to a large survey published by the scientific journal Plos One
The researcher analyzes the impact of regulation on the Chinese tech industry, which operates with a different system due to the relationships between the government, companies and public opinion
Artificial intelligence was predicted to have a fast and destructive impact on search engines, but the news announced so far does not suggest that there will be such big changes, say professionals in improving web traffic
A study has revealed that links without context go viral on social networks with the help of malicious actors, elevating the risk of misinformation
A new scientific article examines how specific models of artificial intelligence have deceived via manipulation, sycophancy and cheating to achieve their goals
The largest study ever carried out on social media deactivation has found that disconnecting lowers users political participation and also their propensity to believe misinformation
The author of ‘Filterworld’ talks to EL PAÍS about algorithmic anxiety, the difference between content and art, and why culture requires effort
Back in 2019, a group of company executives began discussing how to get users to do more queries. Since then, advertising revenue has been prioritized, according to critics
A new law aims to force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the platform, to sell the app under the threat of closure. It is a step with precedents in other countries that opens up multiple concerns and scenarios
The ‘Washington Post’ reporter, a digital culture specialist, has written the definitive history of content creators on the internet
The network’s algorithm is promoting outlandish AI-generated images whose virality helps to scam users
On social media, people are jokingly referring to the Microsoft developer as ‘the fucking master of the internet.’ He managed to find the trap by accident
The anti-machine movement arose in 19th-century England in a similar context to today. A new book reframes the revolt and reminds us that the conditions in which it occurred resemble our own day
A RootedCON session in Spain reveals the industry’s stubbornly persistent gender bias