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Some of the most talented people here are solving problems that don’t matter

As AI rewires the job market, what’s the point of being smart if you’re not doing anything meaningful?

‘Expolwed!’: The Oxford Union’s lazy use of AI

A betrayal of the Union’s supposed commitment to free speech, a failure of both imagination and principle.

The fate of the humanities in a digital world

The real problem is that sceptics don’t understand what humanities scholars do.

Don’t let the chatbots win

Using AI to write an essay is embarrassing. There's almost always an element of deception involved.

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New guidelines on AI usage in academic work emphasise human responsibility

New ethical guidelines for the use of large language models (LLMs), notably ChatGPT, in academic writing have been published by researchers from Oxford University...

Oxford researchers test AI tool to treat depression

A team of Oxford researchers are testing an Artificial Intelligence algorithm to help treat depression. The system, known as PETRUSHKA, aims to personalise antidepressant...

Oxford research finds AI chatbots cannot provide information about latest news stories

Latest research from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) has shown that attempts to request top news headlines on the popular...

New humanities faculty building to open in 2025

A new humanities facility, located in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter along Woodstock Road, is to join the faculty buildings of Oxford University. The Schwarzman...

Hollywood vs. AI – Is this the end?

"the question on everyone’s lips is: is this the end? The end of special effects teams? The end of video creation? The end of filmmaking?"

Oxford to host new AI research hub

The University of Oxford is set to share in an £80 million pound investment to launch foundational new AI research. The investment will provide...

Unbodied identity? – A Review of Bodies

"Bodies captivates in its exploration of 'bodied' and 'unbodied' existence. The play challenges traditional notions of life, meaning, and identity"

The NYT, AI, and how the internet could change in 2024

As The New York Times kicks off the year with a landmark copyright lawsuit, 2024 could very much be the year that the internet landscape and journalism change forever.

The EU’s AI Act is significant for all of us

Oxford students have been no strangers to ChatGPT since its much-hyped launch in late 2022. Squabbles about the ethics of its use in research...

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