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Oxford Internet Institute’s Chrissy Bunyan wins VC Award

23 March 2023

Graduate Studies Manager, Chrissy Bunyan, has been named winner of the Role Model Award at the University of Oxford Vice Chancellor’s Professional Services Awards 2023.

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Associate Professor of AI and Work appointed

20 March 2023

The Oxford Internet Institute (OII), has appointed Carl-Benedikt Frey as Dieter Schwarz Associate Professor of AI and Work.

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Behind AI, a massive infrastructure is changing geopolitics

17 March 2023

The computing power needed to research and develop large AI models can be out of reach even for medium-sized states. Professor Vili Lehdonvirta, Oxford Internet Institute, explores the impact this has.

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AI will not revolutionise journalism, but it is far from a fad

6 March 2023

The technology is a chance for the news if used wisely, argues Felix Simon, doctoral researcher, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford.

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Introducing the 2022 MSc Thesis Prize Winners

2 March 2023

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 OII MSc Thesis Prizes. Three prizes were awarded for the best theses from the MSc in Social Science of the Internet and the MSc in Social Data Science, plus two ‘Highly Commended' awards.

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ChatGPT – Friend or foe?

28 February 2023

With ChatGPT set to become the most popular and powerful AI innovation in decades, Rory Gillis, Brent Mittelstadt and Sandra Wachter, Oxford Internet Institute, reflect on the benefits, challenges and opportunities for this emerging technology.

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40% of time spent on chores could be automated within 10 years – AI experts

22 February 2023

Four in ten hours currently devoted to unpaid housework and care of children and other family members could be automated within the decade, according to research from the University of Oxford and Ochanomizu University.

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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and AI: The Informational Pivot of Intelligence Analysis

17 February 2023

In their new blog, Riccardo Ghioni, Mariarosaria Taddeo, Luciano Floridi, share their insights on the growth of OSINT and AI, and reflect on the opportunities and challenges for governments, defence and civilian organisations.

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Safer Internet Day 2023 – OII Director Victoria Nash & OII Visiting Policy Fellow, Lisa Felton, give their perspective on how to make the online world safer for children

7 February 2023

OII Director Vicki Nash, and OII Visiting Policy Fellow Lisa Felton, share their reflections on Safer Internet Day 2023.

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The Anywhere Jobs are Nowhere Near – How Remote Work is Moving Towards the City.

30 January 2023

Remote work is here to stay. But while many of us could work from "anywhere", the urbanisation of digital work continues. Cities are becoming the mega-hubs for online-mediated work. But what will this change bring to our cities and the rural regions

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New research uncovers how misinformation groups make money online

19 January 2023

University of Oxford researchers have published new work exploring how health misinformation campaigns are able to operate and succeed online, using infrastructure provided by the world’s leading tech companies.

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Seven ways to protect your child’s privacy online

28 December 2022

Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, Associate Professor and Senior Policy Fellow, Dr Victoria Nash, shares her top tips for parents and carers to keep their children safe online.

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