The rush to deploy powerful new generative AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, has raised alarms about potential harm and misuse.
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Travelers Will Refuse an Upgrade to Sit Near a Loved One – New Research Into When People Want to Share Experiences
People will often sacrifice a better experience and opt for one that’s less enjoyable if it means they can do it alongside a loved one – whether that’s a romantic partner, close friend or relative. That’s the main finding of our research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology in April 2023.
AI May Be on Its Way to Your Doctor’s Office, But It’s Not Ready to See Patients
What use could health care have for someone who makes things up, can’t keep a secret, doesn’t really know anything, and, when speaking, simply fills in the next word based on what’s come before?
Prom Price Index Shows Cost of Celebration is Getting Relatively Cheaper – Even at a Time of High Inflation
Going to the prom can be an expensive affair for cash-strapped teenagers. Past estimates and surveys put the average cost anywhere from US$600 to $1,000 or more.
Obesity in Children is Rising Dramatically, and it Comes with Major – and Sometimes Lifelong – Health Consequences
In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age. A 2020 report found that 14.7 million children and adolescents in the U.S. live with obesity.
Latino Youth Struggle With Sense of Belonging in School
Latino youth in middle and high school have a lower sense of belonging at school and in the community overall when compared with white peers.
AI-Generated Spam May Soon Be Flooding Your Inbox – And It Will Be Personalized to Be Especially Persuasive
Each day, messages from Nigerian princes, peddlers of wonder drugs and promoters of can’t-miss investments choke email inboxes.
As Digital Activists, Teens of Color Turn to Social Media to Fight for a More Just World
Parents, policymakers and others worry that online platforms like Instagram and TikTok may compromise children’s privacy, threaten their safety, undermine their mental health and make them susceptible to social media addiction and cyberbullying, among other problems.
Social Security May Be Failing Well Over a Million People With Disabilities – And COVID-19 Is Making the Problem Worse
More than half of U.S. adults over the age of 50 with work-limiting disabilities – likely over 1.3 million people – do not receive the Social Security disability benefits they may need, according to new peer-reviewed research I conducted.
High Inflation and Housing Costs Force Many Americans to Delay Needed Care
In the KFF poll, 85% of uninsured adults under age 65 said they found it difficult to pay for health care. Nearly half of their insured counterparts said they struggled with affordability as well.