Although laptops and tablets have flooded into schools over the past decade, a new study published online on March 1, 2024, in ECNU Review of Education warns that the real “digital divide” has not disappeared but has become more hidden. The study points out that in the “post-digital era,” digital inequality has shifted from a lack of hardware to how technology is used, and school leaders play a critical role in this.

Researchers have developed the first scientifically validated ‘personality test’ framework for popular AI chatbots, and have shown that chatbots not only mimic human personality traits, but their ‘personality’ can be reliably tested and precisely shaped – raising implications for AI safety and ethics.

Nicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether it is consumed via a vape, a pouch, a shisha or a cigarette, according to an expert consensus report published in the European Heart Journal. The report brings together the results of the entire literature in the field and is the first to consider the harms of all nicotine products, rather than smoking only. The authors of the report are calling for urgent action to curb the growing number of adolescents and young people becoming addicted to nicotine, particularly a ban on flavours and social media and influencer advertising, and effective taxation and regulation across all nicotine products.

New research finds that humans still hold the edge over AI when it comes to video translations. As brands race to reach global consumers on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, a new question has emerged - can generative AI truly replace humans in video translation? The University of East Anglia (UK) team decided to put it to the test. They found that while AI tools can be useful when speed and clarity are priorities, human translators remain crucial for tone, cultural nuance and for sounding natural. 

“Agnosticism” is the only reasonable stance on conscious AI, says a philosophy-of-consciousness expert, and this gulf in our knowledge could be exploited by a tech industry intent on selling the “next level of AI cleverness”.