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Deepfakes, Desire, and Data. How is AI Reshaping Pornography and Why is Regulation Failing?
Deepfakes, desire, and data in an unregulated digital economy Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to everyday tools like ChatGPT, which now attracts over 190 million daily users, demonstrating its rapid integration into daily life; it […]
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The Era of Artificial Intelligence: How People Distinguish the Authenticity of Information
Foreword “AI fake news is common in our life.” With the rapid development of artificial intelligence in today’s era and its gradual penetration into our daily life, it becomes increasingly challenging to assess the credibility […]
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I Only Said It Out Loud—Why Is It Already on My Feed? Living with Privacy in a World That Knows You Too Well
You tell a friend that you may need to get a new jacket. It is merely an incidental remark- nothing material, something that you would not term as data. But ten minutes later, you pick […]
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When Google Stops Giving You Links and Starts Giving You Answers
AI Overviews and AI Mode look like simple upgrades to search. But what they really change may be the platform’s power over knowledge, visibility, and attention. Figure 1. Google AI Overviews interface. Source: Google (2024). […]
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Is Your Privacy Worth 260$ a Year? The Dangerous Logic Behind Meta’s “Pay or OK”
The Price of Free The last time you liked a friend’s post on Instagram or scrolled through videos on TikTok, did you pay for it? Of course not, but that doesn’t mean you didn’t pay […]
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The Algorithm Wants You to Stay: AI, Attention and Platform Design
Standfirst Browsing the internet often gives people a sense of personal habit. However, a major lawsuit may reveal another possibility: the real problem may be not only what we watch, but also how the platform […]
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When search becomes an answer engine: why AI Overviews are a governance problem
Introduction In the past, people mainly used search engines to escape from them. In this sense, search is like an entrance. It helps people access the Internet instead of summarizing the Internet for them. Displaying […]
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Atlassian Layoffs: Ordinary Workers Should Not Be Sacrificed for AI Progress
Atlassian’s layoffs have once again made Australian white-collar workers worried about their future in the age of AI. AI may improve efficiency, but it is also increasing the risk of unemployment. AI is replacing our […]
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Banning Kids Won’t Fix Social Media
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Australia has become the first country to introduce a national ban on social media for children under the age of sixteen (Australian Government, 2024). And now the international dominoes are starting […]