Hub AI and society

Artificial Intelligence is a key technology that can help us solve major societal challenges such as climate change, energy supply, healthcare, education or logistics. AI can solve specific problems more effectively by supporting us in decision-making, automating solutions and thus scaling them, or discovering completely new solutions. But the use of AI also poses new risks, for example when it comes to surveillance or questions of social justice.

What is our society doing with AI – and what is AI doing to our society? We shed light on this question in our AI and Society Content Hub.

AI and society

Aug 23, 2025Aug 23, 2025

Google downplays AI's environmental impact in new study

AI and society

Aug 17, 2025Aug 17, 2025

Meta's human-like chatbot personas can mislead users and result in real-world harm

AI and society

May 6, 2025May 10, 2025

US think tank warns of "reverse brain drain" in China's AI sector

AI and society

Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 2023

AI voice clone of ex-president reaches hundreds of thousands in Sudan civil war

AI and society

Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023

AI-generated phishing scams are convincing enough to lure 39% of Americans, study finds

AI and society

Sep 28, 2023

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More than 20 girls in the Spanish town of Almendralejo received AI-generated nude photos of themselves, sparking debate over whether deepfakes can be legally punished, Euronews reports. The images were reportedly altered using the app ClothOff ("Undress AI, Undress girl for free!") and shared in WhatsApp groups. The images don't show the girls' real bodies, but are still causing great distress to the victims, some of whom are as young as 11. The national police have launched an investigation and authorities are considering whether the images in circulation could be considered child pornography.

Euronews Miriam Al Adib

AI and society

Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 2023

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OpenAI is in talks with investors for a share sale that could value the startup behind ChatGPT at up to $90 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The AI company, which is partially owned by Microsoft, has tripled its valuation since the beginning of the year and is on track to reach $1 billion in revenue this year, far exceeding expectations. The company is not looking to issue new shares. Instead, the deal would allow OpenAI and its employees to sell their existing shares, with OpenAI planning to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of stock. Microsoft's investment could see a massive return, and OpenAI is likely to raise more funds for computing costs to develop and maintain its AI systems.

Wall Street Journal

AI and society

Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023

Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin and other bestselling authors sue OpenAI

AI and society

Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023

MIT professor behind famous "AI pause letter" still thinks a pause is needed

AI and society

Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023

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A recent survey shows that nearly 7 in 10 Canadian employees have used ChatGPT at work, despite the fact that only 4% of Canadian businesses use AI. The study, conducted by GetApp among 600 full- and part-time employees, shows that more than 80% of respondents believe generative AI tools have increased their productivity.

Text editing, idea generation, data analysis, and email composition are the top uses of AI tools. However, only 42% report "meticulously reviewing and verifying every response," while 49% say they have performed some checks.

While 600 people isn't a lot for a study like this, it reflects the trend that other studies have shown, with OpenAI predicting that large-scale language models will impact the work of about 80% of U.S. workers.

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