Press Coverage

What if… AI wrote this episode?

People Management, 19 September 2024

The latest series of the podcast brought to you by the CIPD's Work. magazine explores whether Gen AI is advanced enough yet to replicate skills like journalism.

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A Realist Perspective on AI Regulation

Foreign Policy, 16 September 2024

Experimentation is the right strategy—as long as regulators can learn from one another.

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These are the jobs AI that endangers – and those that aren’t affected

Frankfurter Allgemeine, 18 September 2024

Artificial intelligence affects many professions, especially those that have so far been well-paid. For whom is this a curse or a blessing? And what everyone can do to protect themselves from this?

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Prof Andy Przybylski speaking to BBC Radio 4 about the decision to ban smartphones in some English secondary schools

BBC Radio 4, 14 September 2024

Prof Andy Przybylski, OII, speaking to BBC Radio 4's news and current affairs programme, PM, about the decision by The Ormiston Academies to ban smartphones in it's state schools.

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Freakonomics: Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think?

Freakonomics, 11 September 2024

Young people have been reporting a sharp rise in anxiety and depression. This maps neatly onto the global rise of the smartphone. Some researchers are convinced that one is causing the other. But how strong is the evidence?

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Prof. Andy Przybylski on Times Radio discussing Australia’s move to ban social media for children

Times Radio, 11 September 2024

Times Radio Breakfast asked if Australia's move to ban social media for children "is a sensible move to protect children or doomed to fail?" The OII's Prof. Andrew Przybylski shared his insights on the topic (beginning 27:44).

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Video Games were good for mental health through COVID

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast, 10 September 2024

Engaging in gaming for a few hours each day has been shown to enhance mental well-being, as indicated by a recent study published in Nature Human Behaviour. Professor Andrew Przybylski from the OII explains the significance of the work.

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How Much Screen Time Should Toddlers Have? None, Sweden Says.

New York Times, 05 September 2024

Swedish public health authorities recommended this week that children under the age of 2 should not use any digital media, as parents, pediatricians and governments struggle to respond to the challenges of today’s tech-soaked world.

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Forget jobs. AI is coming for your water

Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 06 September 2024

Artificial intelligence lives on power and water, fed to it in vast quantities by data centres around the world. And those centres are increasingly located in the global south.

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Strava and Letterboxd Surge as Users Crave Social-Media Refuge

Bloomberg, 31 August 2024

Strava's growing appeal reflects a surge in affinity-based platforms — like Letterboxd for movie buffs and GoodReads for book lovers — that provide a refuge from social-media giants, while offering other businesses a new way to target consumers.

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Ban smartphones and tablets for toddlers, parents urged

The Daily Telegraph, 03 September 2024

Swedish health authorities set out screen time guidelines amid concerns over impact of technology on children.

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Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates

Rest of World, 30 August 2024

The local gig workers’ union defends the practice, which Uber forbids, as a form of peaceful pushback against low earnings.

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