Artificial intelligence (AI) is of growing importance to our everyday lives, whether used to serve up relevant content on social media, write quick-response news stories, or make key decisions in autonomous cars. But, as well as opportunities, it poses a broad set of challenges, from the technical to the legal to the ethical.
Our researchers consider the full range of questions on AI. Projects on AI have built on the concept of ‘counterfactual explanations’ to explain complex ‘black-box’ decision-making and asked about the benefits and risks of the introduction of AI into domestic work. OII researchers have also written reports on how AI could be deployed in local government and healthcare, as well as setting out the different levels of support for the use of AI around the world.
By Yorick Wilks (Editor)
What will it be like to admit Artificial Companions into our society? This book from the 'Companions' project explores both the technical construction of conversational software agents, and their personal, philosophical and social consequences.
The emergence of AI image generation tools raises questions about their impact on creative professionals. This project seeks to work with professional photographers to explore the impact of this technology on their occupational legitimacy.
This project investigates how human control is currently undermined in human-AI interactions. It presents sociotechnical approaches to examine mechanisms of control, and empower people in their interactions with increasingly advanced AI systems.
By Amy Ross Arguedas and Felix M. Simon
Generative AI stands to reshape journalism and society. What will these effects be Can we protect democratic values? This report presents findings from the 'Automating Democracy' project and open questions to be addressed as AI unfolds its effects.
24 April 2024
In a new blog, Professor Vili Lehdonvirta and researcher Sara Parker consider the economic implications of a possible “TikTok ban” in the US.
23 April 2024
Personalisation has the potential to democratise who decides how LLMs behave, but comes with risks for individuals and society, say Oxford researchers.
16 April 2024
The OII and the OSGA have appointed Dr Janaki Srinivasan to a joint post as Associate Professor in Digital South Asian Studies.
12 April 2024
Four University of Oxford researchers have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants of up to €2.5 million each to explore their most innovative and ambitious ideas.
The Times, 22 April 2024
Social scientists have countered Jonathan Haidt’s comments, saying that research suggests only weak links between social media and anxiety and depression in children.
The Guardian, 22 April 2024
Suppliers boast to undercover reporters about promoting illegal nitazenes, on SoundCloud and X
BBC News, 22 April 2024
Deadly drugs known as nitazenes are being smuggled into the UK inside dog food and catering supplies, a BBC investigation has found.
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