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Can readers tell AI news from human news? In our new study (599 people, Switzerland), they couldn't. AI and human articles were rated equally credible and expert. Disclosing AI sparked curiosity but didn't shift broader attitudes. Open access in Scientific Reports: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Incredibly, the "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" cartoon is 32 years old, originally published in 1993 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_...

You know how people wait until the last minute to submit paper proposals? Well, it’s almost the last minute. Get those abstracts ready and send them in!

Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026! All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social ⏳ 7 Nov 2025 🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Me: do you know who this is? 15yo: isn’t he the actor who played Obelix?

Just joined @epssnet.bsky.social, very happy to support with the membership fee. Looking forward to Belfast 2026! #epss2026

Societal AI Research Has Become Less Interdisciplinary CS-only teams account for a growing share of work on fairness, safety, and other societal concerns in AI. What does this mean for AI governance and the role of SSH? New working paper, feedback welcome! arxiv.org/abs/2506.08738

A few days left to submit an abstract!

Just published in @pnas.org @emmahoes.bsky.social and I find that people are far more concerned about AI’s immediate harms than about speculative existential risks. Doomsday talk raises concern about catastrophic outcomes but doesn’t reduce worry about today’s risks www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Call for Papers! 📢 6th Annual Digital Democracy Workshop 🏫 University of Zurich 📅 13-14 November 2025 ⏳ Deadline to submit paper abstracts: 31 May 2025 democracy.dsi.uzh.ch/app/uploads/...

"the accelerating development and deployment of new digital technologies have outpaced the capacity of science—constrained by limited resourcing and restrictions on proprietary data—to effectively assess their impacts"

Fixing the science of digital technology harmsTechnology development outpaces scientific assessment of impactswww.science.org

“But next time if you don’t eat your broccoli you REALLY won’t get dessert!”

may the odds be ever in our favour

Curious about the backstory: why would a professor of medicine get a response published to a piece on democratic erosion, asking questions like "What is the rationale for the period chosen?" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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