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Financial Times, 20 March 2025
After social media rattled the old gatekeepers of information, new digital ones have emerged
Tech Crunch, 20 March 2025
A developer on X going by the username “xlr8harder” developed a “free speech eval” to probe how different models, including those developed by Chinese labs, respond to questions critical of the Chinese government.
BBC Radio 4, 17 March 2025
And how long is too long when it comes to gaming? A new story from the OII has found that the number of hours adults spent playing video games did not significantly affect their mental well-being. We hear from the co-author Prof Andy Przybylski.
12 March 2025
New analysis finds that the number of hours spent playing Nintendo games did not significantly affect adults’ mental well-being, life satisfaction, emotional state, or depressive symptoms.
10 March 2025
Meta recently announced its plan to build the world’s longest submarine cable system. The OII’s Professor Vili Lehdonvirta and DPhil candidate Anniki Mikelsaar ask what geopolitical and economic significance this new project may have.
3 March 2025
New analysis from researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute examines how businesses in the UK are responding to the hiring gaps in AI-related recruitment, and whether skills proficiency commands a higher salary than a higher education degree.
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With David G. Robinson
Voices in the Code is the story of how one community built a life-and-death algorithm in a relatively inclusive, accountable way.
With Dr Murali Shanmugavelan
An introduction to Critical Caste and Technology Studies with Dr Murali Shanmugavelan
With Professor Vili Lehdonvirta, Dr Carl Benedikt Frey, Professor Helmut Krcmar, and Dr Rahild Neuburger
The first in a series of joint webinars looking at the theme of AI & work, jointly curated by the Oxford Internet Institute and TUM Heilbronn Campus.
