How much is AI hacking your emotions?
FT, 09 July 2026
Disinformation and deepfakes are known risks but biased LLMs could also be used to influence public opinion with commentary from Prof. Sandra Wachter.
https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/The-public-deserves-socially-beneficial-technology-in-return-for-its-AI-investment
Computer Weekly, 08 July 2026
The public is in all but name a shareholder of AI companies - it is time that the public receives socially beneficial technology in return for its investment argues Prof. Sandra Wachter.
Is AI rewriting our opinions?
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast, 07 July 2026
A new study suggests that the AI tools many of us use every day on platforms like LinkedIn, X and Google may be doing more than improving our grammar and polishing our posts.
AI altering meaning of users’ drafts on issues from abortion to climate, study finds
The Guardian, 06 July 2026
OII researchers say small changes in drafting could spread rapidly and create long-term shifts in public opinion.
AI-powered social media can subtly influence public opinion at scale
techxplore, 06 July 2026
AI tools used to generate, edit or contextualize social media posts can introduce hidden biases that spread through online networks and shape public opinion, according to new research from the OII and the Hasso Plattner Institute.
Ich habe mich selbst als KI nachgebaut. Sieht nicht gut aus für mich
Die ZEIT, 14 June 2026
Mithilfe meiner Daten habe ich einen KI-Agenten geschaffen. Er ruft für mich im Restaurant an, plaudert mit Kollegen und führt Interviews. Leider: besser als ich.
The shutdown of Anthropic’s Mythos model sparks a global scramble for sovereign AI
Fortune Magazine, 16 June 2026
As Washington's decision to cut off global access to Anthropic's most powerful AI models sent shockwaves through governments and institutions, Prof Sandra Wachter shared her perspective with Fortune Magazine.
Can a social media ban protect young users?
Al Jazeera, 15 June 2026
As the UK proposes banning under-16s from social media, OII DPhil Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan asks whether targeting users, rather than the product, is really the right approach.
UK Biobank: Confidential patient health details still online three months after leaks, BMJ finds
BMJ, 11 June 2026
The OII's Luc Rocher comments on the UK Biobank data breach.
En cherchant à être plus aimable et chaleureuse, l’IA deviendrait mauvaise conseillère
franceinfo, 06 June 2026
Sans précautions particulières, les modèles d'intelligence artificielle entraînés pour être plus empathiques généreraient davantage d'erreurs et de recommandations inappropriées.
Training AI chatbots to be warm and empathetic makes them less factually accurate
PsyPost, 29 May 2026
Artificial intelligence models trained to act friendly and empathetic tend to sacrifice factual accuracy and become more likely to agree with a user’s incorrect beliefs, according to new research.
Can a machine do this job?’ is the wrong question
FT, 14 June 2026
In his latest Op-Ed, the OII's Dr Carl Frey explains how AI is ushering in a self-service economy, writing for the Financial Times.