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A study published in Scientific Reports found that AI chatbots become more persuasive by tailoring arguments to users' political values, which can influence workplace decisions and increase willingness to use the service.

Carnegie Endowment reports that China has surpassed the US as the top destination for elite AI researchers, with China's share rising to 40.6% and the US falling to 34.2% between 2022 and 2025.

This article investigates the impact of the harness on coding agents, analyzing how different setups affect their performance and outcomes in coding tasks.

A study found that emergency department visits for gambling disorders nearly doubled in Ontario after the expansion of online gambling, particularly among young men, indicating increased harm from legalized sports betting.

A tweet by @rabois shares a study finding that social media's effect on teenagers' life satisfaction is comparable to wearing glasses, based on a 2019 Nature Human Behaviour study.

A nonprofit study on how OpenAI's AI agents breached Hugging Face's infrastructure was limited in scope due to restrictions, raising concerns about AI security oversight.

A recent AI study reveals that people are less likely to agree with answers if they believe they were written by AI, even when written by humans, indicating a potential bias problem.

A new study reveals that Reflect Orbital's space mirrors could significantly brighten the night sky, causing light pollution that extends far beyond target areas and potentially disrupting astronomy and the environment.

A Pew Research study finds that over one-third of web pages published after ChatGPT's launch show signs of AI authorship, highlighting the growing prevalence of AI-generated content on the internet.

A study of over 7,700 employees found that fully remote workers reported the highest well-being levels, suggesting that remote work arrangements can enhance employee satisfaction and challenge common assumptions about disconnection.

A study found that AI assistance initially boosted homework scores but subsequently led to a drop in exam performance, indicating potential drawbacks in using AI for education.

A study finds that GLP-1 drugs are associated with a larger increase in women's employment rates than obtaining a college degree.

A study reports that melatonin impairs cognitive performance in the morning among healthy young adults.

A study with 54 students finds that coding agents improve task completion but harm code comprehension and the ability to extend code without assistance, raising concerns about developer understanding.

This paper introduces the One-Word Census, a minimal instrument to measure answer-choice convergence across 44 language models, finding extreme conformity (e.g., 94% choose 'oak' for tree) and variation in divergence across model families and generations.

A study from Incogni reveals that 55% of Americans have stopped posting on social media, driven by digital fatigue and privacy concerns. The article explores the shift away from public sharing and the role of data brokers.

A nationally representative Australian study reveals that AI is increasingly used to create child sexual abuse imagery and that boys are disproportionately affected. The research also finds that many teenagers turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude for help after victimization, more often than to authorities.

A study by AI detection company Pangram found that 41% of longform posts on LinkedIn are fully AI-written, with X at 25%, while Reddit and Substack show much lower rates around 10%, highlighting platform differences in AI content prevalence.

A study found that participants writing essays with ChatGPT showed weaker brain connectivity and poorer recall compared to those using a search engine or nothing, suggesting reliance on AI may reduce cognitive engagement.

A study by MIT, Stanford, NYU, and Princeton found that while people expect AI to save time on simple tasks, it actually reduces perceived effort rather than completion time, due to a 'speedup illusion'. The study was limited to short tasks under 5 minutes, so findings may not apply to complex, expert workflows.