How AI Could Take Over Elections--And Undermine Democracy
An AI-driven political campaign could be all things to all people.....»»
Study is first to define anxiety spiraling from national election
Researchers are beginning to better understand the toll of polarized politics on mental and physical health, and a new study published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties suggests that Americans' political anxiety crescendos befor.....»»
Meta already verified me to influence elections — so why do I have to pay for a checkmark?
If you have to prove who you are and where you live to run political advertising on Facebook and Instagram, paying for a blue checkmark makes even less sense......»»
Researchers discuss how to make universities safer environments for everyone
A major goal of most universities is to create a recruitment and hiring process that is welcoming and appealing to a diverse group of students, faculty, and staff. However, a workplace that is hostile to certain groups can undermine any efforts to su.....»»
"It"s an especially bad time": Tech layoffs are hitting ethics and safety teams
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, as online platforms began facing greater scrutiny for their impacts on users, elections and society, many tech firms started investing in safeguards......»»
UAW aims for unity after messy elections
The bargaining convention helped set the union's priorities ahead of looming weighty contract talks later this year......»»
Researchers come up with a better way to forecast election results
Elections are nail-biting affairs for several reasons, including their seeming lack of predictability. Forecasts of results delivered with great confidence before balloting regularly get upended......»»
Automotive chip supply turns stable in 2023; Tesla SiC cut unlikely to hurt the market, says DIGITIMES Research
The shortages of automotive chips have been improving since the fourth quarter of 2022, while Tesla's plan to significantly cut its SiC consumption is unlikely to undermine the SiC product market's potential, according to DIGITIMES Research's finding.....»»
Childhood volunteering encourages future voting in elections, study shows
Childhood volunteering encourages those from politically disengaged homes to go on and vote when they are older, a major new study shows......»»
Bottled water masks world"s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development: UN
The rapidly-growing bottled water industry can undermine progress towards a key sustainable development goal: safe water for all, says a new United Nations report......»»
Americans remain hopeful about democracy despite fears of its demise—and are acting on that hope
President Joe Biden will convene world leaders beginning on March 29, 2023, to discuss the state of democracies around the world......»»
Nigeria"s election was nearly derailed by technology, but biometric devices weren"t the problem, says researcher
Technology nearly derailed the conclusion of the 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission could not fulfill its promise to transmit election results from the polling units on its result viewing portal (IRe.....»»
Report: The world is becoming increasingly authoritarian, but there is hope
For the first time in two decades, there are more closed autocracies than liberal democracies in the world, but the future is not entirely bleak. This is shown in this year's democracy report from the Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem Institute.....»»
West Virginia, Florida make moves to undermine science education
WV Senate OKs intelligent design bill; Florida's assault on education continues. Enlarge (credit: Aleksandar Nakic) Two recent bills introduced at the state level could spell trouble for science education. One of them is.....»»
Mapping the "memory loss" of disinformation in fact checks
Fact-checking is an important tool in the fight against online disinformation that can have serious implications for individuals and society by influencing elections, conflict and health. However, according to a survey conducted as part of the vera.a.....»»
Report shines light on what US midterm election results could mean for future of American politics
What the United States midterm election results revealed about the current state of democracy in the country —and the challenges that might lie ahead for both major parties—is examined in a new report led by a politics expert from London's Kingst.....»»
Is social media good or bad for social unity?
We tend to talk about social media in sweeping terms: It's either the death knell for democracy or its savior. It's a tool to fight authoritarianism or a weapon to spread strategic misinformation. It polarizes us or pulls us together......»»
Independent voters can be decisive in elections, but they"re pretty unpredictable, not "shadow partisans"
In the end there was no red wave. And there was no blue wave......»»
Political orientation could be predicted by differences in brain activation and synchronization
A first-of-its-kind study scanned the brains of dozens of politically involved participants while they watched campaign-ads and speeches by parties from both ends of the political spectrum, just before one of the last rounds of elections. The partici.....»»
Can online civic education strengthen democratic values?
A study published in the American Journal of Political Science shows that civic education interventions can work to increase support for democracy, and doing so in the social media context can reach many more people, with potentially much greater ove.....»»
Lower voting age boosts participation in Scottish elections
Younger first-time voters in Scotland retain a habit of voting in elections and participate in greater numbers than older first-time voters, a study suggests......»»