As generative artificial intelligence becomes a routine part of young people’s lives, new research shows that AI’s impact on mental health hinges more on the context in which it’s used than frequency of use. A report from Surgo Health, in partnership with Young Futures and the Jed Foundation, found that about 12 percent of youth who…
Flag of South Korea’s prosecution service. Photo by Asia Today Feb. 17 (Asia Today) — South Korea’s prosecution service is accelerating development of generative artificial intelligence tools to assist with investigations and trial preparation, including support for drafting indictments, officials said Monday. The move follows a pilot program by the courts and signals a broader…
Nearly 9 in 10 developers across Southeast Asia and India state they use AI weekly, with clear productivity gains reported Only 43% believe AI can currently perform at mid-level engineer quality 79% cite inconsistent outputs as the biggest barrier to deeper AI integration, outweighing concerns about access, cost, or tooling Philippines (88%) and Thailand (84%)…
araelf/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways AI language models can erode our ability to create new ideas. Other types of AI models can help us improve our critical thinking. The focus on globalization technology must shift to local intelligence. We are at a confluence of AI…
Should India have a child safety solutions observatory? Is it high time we devise a youth advisory council? Is there a need to look at child well-being more than just child safety? These were some of the pertinent questions raised at the session titled ‘Safeguarding Children in India’s AI Future: Towards Child-Centric AI Policy and…
2025. Generative AI trends that did not come to fruition (and why) Fully autonomous agents in mass production. Agents capable of performing tasks from start to finish were expected to be implemented on a large scale, but the reality was different. Companies failed to make the leap: according to McKinsey, nearly two-thirds did not progress…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New ethnographic research reveals nine justifications that make AI innovations almost “irresistible” across organizational and professional boundaries. The study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland and Aalto University provides rich empirical insight into how innovation teams mobilize multiple conceptions of the common good to keep AI projects going forward. The…
AI didn’t kill SEO. It killed average content. For decades, “good enough” content worked. A well-optimized article, a competent explanation of a topic, or a detailed blog post could still earn rankings and drive organic traffic. Advertisement That era has ended. Today, authenticity and radical transparency set the competitive baseline for content that ranks and…
There’s something special about MMOs. Unlike other multiplayer titles, they consistently create that sense of community; that feeling of homeliness. Final Fantasy 14 does it the best: I’ve spent many a day whiling away the hours chilling and chatting in Limsa Lominsa, and when I was a little sprout (new characters have a green plant…
Generative artificial intelligence tools are a “societal disaster” and a “major threat” to truth and democracy, a Trinity College Dublin academic has warned. An Oireachtas committee meeting to discuss the role of truth and democracy in an “AI-driven world” heard views that generative AI produces “plausible output without any regard for truth or accuracy”. Citing…
