AI in Society
AI in Society encompasses the widespread effects of artificial intelligence systems on everyday life, public institutions, labor markets and civic infrastructure. Truncated covers policy debates, ethics research, socioeconomic impacts, labor shifts and regulatory developments.
What is the 'Dead Internet Theory' and should humanity be worried?
www.engadget.com — As AI-generated content takes over the internet, will human beings still be able to connect online with other humans in a meaningful way?
With a Trimmed-Back Workforce, IRS Looks to AI for More Tax Uses
news.bloomberglaw.com — IRS officials don’t see artificial intelligence — or as the government calls it lately, “super intelligence” — as a job replacer.
Is AI deciding who's dangerous in Michigan prisons?
www.foxnews.com — Michigan's new prison scoring system claims 30% better violence prediction, but Recidiviz says it doesn't actually use AI to classify inmates.
Bots in the boardroom: Could an AI ever replace board directors?
fortune.com — Boards are using AI to summarize papers, rehearse meetings, and challenge management, often without a formal policy. As directors grow more comfortable with the technology, experts discuss what the boardroom of the future may look like.
Virtual fruit fly brains can play Doom and trade bitcoin
www.scientificamerican.com — Researchers created a new map of the fruit fly brain. Then the Internet found it
Preserving human involvement at the start of a creative task can improve AI-assisted outcomes
techxplore.com — An experimental study of various ways of working with AI on a creative task finds that preserving human involvement in early creative decisions can help organizations balance efficiency, quality and satisfaction. AI is fast and efficient, but research suggests that using generative AI can reduce the diversity of creative outputs and sap worker morale.
A Big Talk Breaking Down Big Walk’s AI Fallout
kotaku.com — Kotaku has a big talk about our big feelings regarding the recent disclosure that AI was used in its development
The indie game community is in disarray over AI and Big Walk
The Verge — Some IGF jurors won’t vote for games that use generative AI.
Educational game dev program cancelled because students were submitting games made entirely with AI
AI is becoming an information gateway. Audiences still don’t want it making their news.
www.niemanlab.org — An average of 24% of respondents across nine countries said they'd seen a label noting that content was made with AI in the last week, and 20% had seen a bullet-point AI news summary.
The Future Of AI Is Too Important To Leave To Someone Else
www.forbes.com — The greatest risk may not be what we don't know about AI. It may be what we already know and our willingness to ignore it.
New CNCF report: 75% of cloud-native developers ship code with AI. Jonathan Bryce explains why.
thenewstack.io — Today’s developers are AI-pilled. Cloud native developers even more so. That’s the key takeaway from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s
Stanford’s AI100 Report Examines The Cost Of AI Progress
Work at the Frontier: AI’s effect on freelance work
Your meditation headband may be feeding your brainwaves to an AI model
techspot.com — A recent report from the journal Science outlines the relationship between the electroencephalography (EEG) industry and AI. It found that some companies selling brain-tracking devices aren't entirely...
State of the tech job market: late 2026
Flock Safety Found Handing Out Fat Sacks of Cash to Friendly Politicians
futurism.com — The highly controversial surveillance company has spent over $2 million on state and federal elections over the past few years.
AI Labs Now Run Experiments, But Real-World Proof Lags Behind
studyfinds.com — AI for science now runs experiments, solves Olympiad-level math and aids surgery planning, but real-world proof is lacking.
How AI Will Turn Sustainability Promises Into Progress In 2027
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