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Bots on the social network Reddit convinced users to change their minds with an impressive 18% success rate – a result that raises serious questions about the rule of reason in the age of algorithms. Illustration via DALEE

Deadly Persuasion: Will AI take away our right to decide?

A secret study conducted on Reddit reveals: AI-based bots are six times more likely to change users' opinions than humans. What does this mean for the future of elections and democracy?
A division between the immediate risks of artificial intelligence (left) and the future existential danger (right). Image prepared using DALEE

Study: The immediate risks of artificial intelligence are scarier than doomsday prophecies

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A study by the University of Zurich among over 10,000 participants in the UK and US finds that people are more afraid of the tangible harms of AI in the present than theoretical conclusions about humanity's doomsday.
Tupac, a young male bonobo scratching his head. Credit: Lucas Bierhoff, Bonobo Research Project at Kokulofori.

Bonobo speaks in sentences: New study challenges the uniqueness of human language

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Joint research from the University of Zurich and Harvard reveals that bonobos use meaningful vocal combinations, suggesting deep evolutionary roots for language
viruses. Illustration: shutterstock

How can research in bacteria answer the question of how did plants and animals develop new features such as wings and flowers?

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