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With the release of ChatGPT in 2022, generative AI has significantly lowered the cost of polishing and rewriting text. Due to its widespread usage, conference organizers instated specific requirements researchers need to adhere to when…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Daan Vansteenhuyse

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands as a transformative force that presents a paradox; it offers unprecedented opportunities for productivity growth while potentially posing significant threats to economic stability and societal…

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are rapidly reshaping how students and instructors engage with course material -- and how they think about academic integrity. This paper presents a classroom activity designed to help physics students…

Physics Education · Physics 2026-02-03 Zosia Krusberg

Public product launches in Artificial Intelligence can serve as focusing events for collective attention, surfacing how societies react to technological change. Social media provide a window into the sensemaking around these events,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Adrian Rauchfleisch , Joshua Philip Suarez , Nikka Marie Sales , Andreas Jungherr

This research explores the quickly changing field of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) chatbots in higher education, an industry that is undergoing major technological changes. AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, HuggingChat, and Google…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Joshua Ebere Chukwuere

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to grow daily, more exciting (and somewhat controversial) technology emerges every other day. As we see the advancements in AI, we see more and more people becoming skeptical of it. This paper…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Prerana Khatiwada , Joshua Washington , Tyler Walsh , Ahmed Saif Hamed , Lokesh Bhatta

This study looks at how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionize marketing, product development, and research. It discusses the latest developments in the field, easy-to-use resources, and moral and social hazards. In…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-11-23 Saad Shaikh , Rajat bendre , Sakshi Mhaske

In this commentary, we discuss the evolving nature of search engines, as they begin to generate, index, and distribute content created by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Our discussion highlights challenges in the early stages…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2024-02-20 Shahan Ali Memon , Jevin D. West

With the phenomenal rise of generative AI models (e.g., large language models such as GPT or large image models such as Diffusion), there are increasing concerns about human creatives' futures. Specifically, as generative models' power…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-07-30 Jiasun Li

Amid growing concerns over AI's societal risks--ranging from civilizational collapse to misinformation and systemic bias--this study explores the perceptions of AI experts and the general US registered voters on the likelihood and impact of…

Advancements in Generative AI hold immense promise to push Internet of Things (IoT) to the next level. In this article, we share our vision on IoT in the era of Generative AI. We discuss some of the most important applications of Generative…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Xin Wang , Zhongwei Wan , Arvin Hekmati , Mingyu Zong , Samiul Alam , Mi Zhang , Bhaskar Krishnamachari

As AI systems quickly improve in both breadth and depth of performance, they lend themselves to creating increasingly powerful and realistic agents, including the possibility of agents modeled on specific people. We anticipate that within…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-12-16 Meredith Ringel Morris , Jed R. Brubaker

As AI systems become increasingly prevalent in various aspects of daily life, gaining a comprehensive understanding of public perception towards these AI systems has become increasingly essential for several reasons such as ethical…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-07-13 Weihong Qi , Jinsheng Pan , Hanjia Lyu , Jiebo Luo

The allure of emerging AI technologies is undoubtedly thrilling. However, the promise that AI technologies will benefit all of humanity is empty so long as we lack a nuanced understanding of what humanity is supposed to be in the face of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-04-25 Atoosa Kasirzadeh

Framed in positive terms, this report examines how technical AI research might be steered in a manner that is more attentive to humanity's long-term prospects for survival as a species. In negative terms, we ask what existential risks…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-06-11 Andrew Critch , David Krueger

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology which is increasingly being utilised in society and the economy worldwide, and its implementation is planned to become more prevalent in coming years. AI is increasingly being embedded in our…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-07-10 Angela Daly , Thilo Hagendorff , Li Hui , Monique Mann , Vidushi Marda , Ben Wagner , Wei Wang , Saskia Witteborn

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) models such as ChatGPT have experienced a surge in popularity, attracting 100 million active users in 2 months and generating an estimated 10 million daily queries. Despite this remarkable adoption,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-04-17 Stefanie Krause , Bhumi Hitesh Panchal , Nikhil Ubhe

The rapid advancements in generative AI models, such as ChatGPT, have introduced both significant benefits and new risks within the cybersecurity landscape. This paper investigates the potential misuse of the latest AI model, ChatGPT-4o…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-04 Rina Mishra , Gaurav Varshney , Shreya Singh

As AI attracts vast investment and attention, there are competing concerns about the technology's opportunities and uncertainties that blend technical and social questions. The public debate, dominated by a few powerful voices, tends to…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-03-09 Cian O'Donovan , Sarp Gurakan , Ananya Karanam , Xiaomeng Wu , Jack Stilgoe

Generative AI models are capable of performing a wide variety of tasks that have traditionally required creativity and human understanding. During training, they learn patterns from existing data and can subsequently generate new content…