AI model uses social media posts to predict unemployment rates ahead of official data

Social media posts about unemployment can predict official jobless claims up to two weeks before government data is released, ...

The science of how (and when) we decide to self-censor

Researchers explored the nuanced dynamics of how people balance their desire to speak out vs their fear of punishment in a ...

BSc Data Science vs BTech in Artificial Intelligence: Which tech degree should you choose today?

With technology growing faster than ever, many Class 12 students dream of working in IT, AI, or data-driven fields. Data is ...
Privacy International

The Trump Administration wants your DNA and social media

The U.S. Government intends to force visitors to submit their digital history and DNA as the price of entry. With this much data AI tools will likely be deployed to unlock details of your life for ...
Newsweek

Map of Countries Facing New US Social Media Checks Proposal for Tourists

President Donald Trump's plan to require foreign tourists to disclose up to five years of their social media history before entering the United States will have implications for travelers from dozens ...
The New York Times

U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History

Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don’t need visas, would have to share five years’ worth of social media. By Christine Chung Travelers visiting the United States ...
The New York Times

Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Takes Effect

The measure, which affects anyone under 16, is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard young people from the potential harms of the platforms. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, ...
NPR

A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...
The Debrief

Researchers Have Developed a New Tool to Help Predict Emerging Disease Hotspots Using Social Media

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have developed a new method of analyzing social media posts to help identify growing vaccine skepticism. Vaccines have been under fire in ...
The Conversation

Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation

Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University When most people think about immigration enforcement, they picture border crossings and ...
Forbes

Mindfully Analyzing OpenAI Released Data On AI Mental Health Distress And Emergencies Of ChatGPT Users

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I closely examine a new set of data that ...
Wired

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation. United States immigration authorities are moving to ...