Moltbook’s new society
Engelsberg Ideas, 05 February 2026
OII DPhil student Lisa Klaassen explores Moltbook, a social network run entirely by AI agents, bots debate, cooperate, and form communities, forcing us to rethink what culture means.
America is Running the Wrong AI Race
Stimson, 27 January 2026
Winning the AI competition won’t come from being fastest in frontier innovation but from deploying AI safely and building public trust. OII DPhil student Lisa Klaassen comments on the US–China AI competition.
“This makes what AI cannot replace all the more important.”
Die ZEIT, 04 February 2026
Thirteen years ago, Dr Carl Benedikt Frey warned that 47 percent of all jobs could be automated. And today? He sees a surprising number of reasons for optimism.
ChatGPT reproduces regional prejudices and classifies Northeasterners as ‘ignorant’
Folha De S Paulo, 03 February 2026
New research co-authored by Prof Mark Graham finds ChatGPT amplifies global inequalities.
Where is A.I. taking us?
New York Times, 03 February 2026
Where Is A.I. Taking Us? The OII’s Prof Carl Frey shares his vision.
When AI chatbots become malicious
Tagesschau, 16 January 2026
The OII’s Dr Paul Röttger comments on the risks of AI models and how they can malfunction.
A common practice in the AI industry can lead language models to make statements glorifying violence. Researchers explain how this behaviour arises.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), 24 January 2026
The OII’s Dr Paul Röttger comments on how LLMs can glorify violence.
Matthew McConaughey trademarks iconic phrase to stop AI misuse
BBC News, 15 January 2026
Professor Sandra Wachter comments on the trend of celebrities trademarking their identity to protect themselves against AI deepfakes.
Planet goal: data centers and their energy and water consumption
RTVE Noticias, 30 January 2026
Dr Ana Valdivia spoke to Spanish broadcaster RTVE about data centres, energy consumption and the environmental impact of AI.
Regulating sexual content online has always been a challenge – how we got here
The Conversation, 30 January 2026
Professor Helen Margetts and Professor Cosmina Dorobantu explore how free‑speech claims are used to sidestep a recurring problem: sexual content taking over new technologies, legal or not.
Amazon is cutting another 16,000 jobs
Der Standard, 28 January 2026
Since 2022, nearly 60,000 jobs have been cut. Fabian Stephany points out that a market correction is taking place in many areas.
How can I use AI to raise my salary?
Oxford Sparks Big Questions Podcast, 28 January 2026
Listen to the latest episode of Oxford Sparks Big Questions podcast with special guest Dr Fabian Stephany discussing AI skills and how solid skills can help improve someone's job prospects.