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Month: April 2025

Internet

California lawmakers tackle potential dangers of AI chatbots after parents raise safety concerns

April 10, 2025 Tech Xplore

When her 14-year-old son took his own life after interacting with artificial intelligence chatbots, Megan Garcia turned her grief into action.This article was originally published on this website.

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What would happen if the US’s Section 230 went away? Exploring ‘the law that built the internet’

April 9, 2025 Tech Xplore

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act, has become a political lightning rod in recent years. The law shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content […]

Internet

Is this AI or a journalist? Research reveals stylistic differences in news articles

April 9, 2025 Tech Xplore

News articles produced by artificial intelligence (AI) do not have the same creative flair as stories written by human journalists, according to research into the stylistic differences between the storytellers.This article was originally published on […]

Internet

Kids under 16 will no longer be allowed to livestream on Instagram without parental consent

April 8, 2025 Tech Xplore

Instagram users under 16 won’t be able to livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages they’ve received without parental approval, owner Meta Platforms said Tuesday as it widened its safety measures for teenagers.This article was […]

Internet

Dataset reveals how Reddit communities are adapting to AI

April 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

Researchers at Cornell Tech have released a dataset extracted from more than 300,000 public Reddit communities, and a report detailing how Reddit communities are changing their policies to address a surge in AI-generated content.This article […]

Math

Parents’ fear of math linked to lower achievement in children

April 5, 2025 Phys Org

Mathematics anxiety is a feeling of tension and fear when dealing with numbers or performing calculations. It is a common form of academic anxiety: according to an OECD report, around 40% of students feel nervous, […]

Math

Mathematicians uncover the hidden patterns behind a $3.5 billion cryptocurrency collapse

April 4, 2025 Phys Org

In a new study published in ACM Transactions on the Web, researchers from Queen Mary University of London have unveiled the intricate mechanisms behind one of the most dramatic collapses in the cryptocurrency world: the […]

Math

Quantum statistical approach quiets big, noisy data

April 3, 2025 Phys Org

Big data has gotten too big. Now, a research team with statisticians from Cornell has developed a data representation method inspired by quantum mechanics that handles large data sets more efficiently than traditional methods by […]

Math

Statisticians estimate the number of unattributed paintings of Amedeo Modigliani

April 2, 2025 Phys Org

In a novel use of statistics, researchers estimate the number of unattributed paintings, known as “sleepers,” by the famous 20th-century Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani to be at between 20 and 120.This article was originally published […]

Internet

Disturbing findings reveal unregulated internet platforms as breeding ground for racism, misogyny, religious hate

April 2, 2025 Tech Xplore

While mainstream sites have taken steps to moderate harmful content, less-regulated platforms, such as 4chan, continue to foster a murky community of online hate speech.This article was originally published on this website.

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