A Bursting Bubble Would Be Great for A.I.
New York Times, 05 December 2025
Prof. Carl-Benedikt Frey writes in the New York Times that if the A.I. boom cools, what survives will be the systems that do more with less.
AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people’s political opinions, study finds
NBC News, 04 December 2025
A paper published in the journal Science by Kobi Hackenburg and Prof. Helen Margetts, jointly-led by the AI Security Institute, found that chatbots become more persuasive when they share large amounts of information.
Two Versions of Same Photo Spark Online Alarm: ‘It Is So Over
Newsweek, 27 November 2025
Google’s new Nano Banana Pro is making waves online, and people are declaring the end of traditional photography with commentary from Prof. Sandra Wachter.
‘It’s basically social media on steroids’: What’s at stake when AI chatbots replace human relationships
De Morgen, 27 November 2025
As social media loses popularity, tech companies are deploying AI chatbots to recapture our attention. The OII's Dr Karen Mansfield comments.
Agentic AI is the hacker’s new accomplice
Financial Times, 27 November 2025
The automation of attacker-defender dynamics is a long-standing fear among cyber defence specialists, writes Prof. Rosaria Taddeo.
Progress needs space
Die ZEIT, 22 September 2025
Thanks to artificial intelligence, many tasks are being automated. But this doesn't necessarily increase productivity – and so far, it hasn't created anything truly new, says economist Carl Benedikt Frey.
The USSR was good at building, but you need a decentralized system to innovate
El Pais, 22 November 2025
Prof. Carl Frey publishes an essay in which he analyzes the history of technological progress and how the new revolution can shape the years to come.
Housing crisis: Systemic housing policy
Der Wirtschaftsdienst, 11 November 2025
Der Wirtschaftsdienst published a commentary piece by Dr Fabian Braesemann about how insights from complexity science should be applied to fight the housing crisis.
Working from home: How this will change our living spaces in the long term
Vienna.at, 17 November 2025
Vienna.at reports on Dr. Fabian Braesemann's study on how the remote and hybrid future of work influenced the housing market, published in Plos One.
Why an obsession with Big Tech is not progress
Monocle, 20 November 2025
In an age where technological advancements continue to accelerate, we must ask ourselves whether the next ‘big thing’ is truly necessary or just a compulsion exacerbated by digital giants.
Google’s Gemini 3 model keeps the AI hype train going – for now
New Scientist, 19 November 2025
Google’s latest model reportedly beats its rivals in several benchmark tests, but issues with reliability mean concerns remain over a possible AI bubble. Dr Luc Rocher and Dr Adam Mahdi comment.
Google Boss Issues Warning Ahead of Gemini 3.0 Launch
Newsweek, 19 November 2025
According to Prof. Sandra Wachter, it's important for users to not "blindly trust GenAI," because models are extremely prone to hallucinating.