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.
3 ways schools can teach students to shape AI — not just survive it, Oxford professor says
Business Insider, 18 November 2025
Professor Rebecca Eynon, from the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of Oxford's Department of Education, says educators must go beyond preparing students to cope with technology — and instead help them shape it.
Best books of 2025: Economics
FT.com, 19 November 2025
Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles
The AI Bubble’s Shaky Math
Project Syndicate, 18 November 2025
Today’s massive and still-growing investments in AI and its accompanying infrastructure could well pay off like the internet did, following the investment boom of the late 1990s. But, for now, the gains from AI look more muted, writes Prof Carl Frey.
Weakened data protection
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), 17 November 2025
The OII's Prof. Carl Frey comments on data protection and AI regulations as possible barriers to greater innovation in AI.
With AI, the company could disappear or transform into an ecosystem of loosely connected networks
Le Monde, 17 November 2025
Opinion piece from entrepreneur Sami Mahroum on the impact of AI in the workplace with commentary from the OII's Prof Carl Frey.
Frustrated by the Medical System, Patients Turn to A.I
New York Times, 16 November 2025
Chatbots are cheap, always available, superficially empathetic — and sometimes wrong. Some have concluded they’re a risk worth taking. Article references upcoming study from OII researchers.
The claims about increasingly smart AI models?
de Correspondent, 13 November 2025
More vibe than science. The OII's Dr Luc Rocher comments.