Summary: A new study reveals that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may arise when the brain fails to recognize its own inner voice as self-generated. Normally, the brain predicts the sound…
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When a Hug Turns Dark: How Manipulative Partners Use Touch
Summary: Touch can strengthen bonds and calm stress, but not all affection is sincere. A new study reveals that people with “dark triad” traits—narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism—often use physical touch…
OpenAI has slipped shopping into ChatGPT users’ chats—here’s why that matters
Credit: Airam Dato-on from Pexels Your phone buzzes at 6 a.m. It’s ChatGPT: “I see you’re traveling to New York this week. Based on your preferences, I’ve found three restaurants…
AI content poses triple threat to Reddit moderators
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Reddit bills itself as “the most human place on the internet,” but the proliferation of artificial intelligence-generated content is threatening to squeeze some of the humanity…
The project that’s gathering a huge new dataset
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In…
China’s power paradox: record renewables, continued coal
China is installing solar and wind power at a rate that outstrips the rest of the world combined. Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in…
Artificial intelligence can better predict future risk for heart attack patients
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A landmark study led by University experts has shown that artificial intelligence can better predict how doctors should treat patients following a heart attack. The study,…
Some major Australian towns still have poor phone reception—it’s threatening public safety
by James Meese, Amber Marshall, Holly Randell-Moon, Jenny Kennedy, Rowan Wilken, The Conversation Dubbo is a major regional centre but suffers from poor reception. Credit: Maksym Kozlenko/Wikimedia Australians rely on…
