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Could you tell if your favourite song was made with AI? The viral ‘Papaoutai’ cover controversy suggests not Ninety-seven per cent of us cannot tell the difference between AI-generated and human-authored music. When an AI cover recently went viral, it sparked questions about ethics and transparency.

Could you tell if your favourite song was made with AI? The viral ‘Papaoutai’ cover controversy suggests not theconversation.com/could-you-te...

I turned myself into an AI-generated deathbot - here's what I found A Cardiff University researcher recreated her own voice using a deathbot - but found it strange.

They looked into how AI systems are designed to imitate the voices, speech patterns and personalities of people who have died, using their digital traces.

BBC Audio | The Interface | Is AI running modern warfare? This week on the Interface: the role of AI in war, and betting sites that alter the future

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Robot wars may sound like science fiction, but there's nothing sci-fi about the battlefield. It's our reality buff.ly/2Asl8Pl

Mogging, -maxxing, and Clavicular, briefly explained What an online drama tells us about the attention economy.

The internet subculture known as looksmaxxing, has recently jumped from obscure message boards into the mainstream buff.ly/CeGUK4W

The rising use of nicotine pouches snus - and risk to gums and teeth buff.ly/tolCGCd

The rise of influencer marketing class actions Over the past year, a new and unexpected wave of consumer litigation has begun reshaping the advertising landscape in the United States: class actions targeting influencer marketing practices.

The rise of influencer marketing class actions | Canada | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-ca/knowle...

College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree More than three years after ChatGPT debuted, AI has become a part of everyday life — and professors and students are still figuring out how or if they should use it.

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The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself Automating knowledge production and teaching weakens the ecosystem of students and scholars that sustains universities, raising existential questions about their mission.

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself share.google/FfXYdtkSzNkd...

Anthropic cofounder says studying the humanities will be 'more important than ever' and reveals what the AI company looks for when hiring | Fortune buff.ly/WrYmXVK

Swarms of AI bots are threatening democracy buff.ly/RCVwZ6O

Suffering Should Never Be Weaponized | The Tyee thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

McKinsey challenges graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment overhaul Candidates in pilot assessed on how they prompted consulting firm’s AI assistant and ability to adapt responses

McKinsey challenges graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment overhaul www.ft.com/content/de78...

Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster for service fees Lawsuit says fees fluctuate based on ticket prices rather than actual cost of service

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Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster for service fees Lawsuit says fees fluctuate based on ticket prices rather than actual cost of service

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BBC Audio | The Global Story | Is social media dead? Is social media dead? Or is it just becoming something else?

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Consulting had a year of huge change in 2025. Here's how the Big Four firms performed this year. buff.ly/QqxUI6m

Musicians are deeply concerned about AI. So why are the major labels embracing it? Companies such as Udio, Suno and Klay will let you use AI to make new music based on existing artists’ work. It could mean more royalties – but many are worried

Musicians are deeply concerned about AI. So why are the major labels embracing it? | Music | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects

AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplements and spread health misinformation www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Musicians must embrace ‘unstoppable force’ of AI, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart urges Producer says creatives need to own their intellectual property so they can license it to generative AI platforms

Musicians must embrace ‘unstoppable force’ of AI, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart urges www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

The People Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI Rise of the LLeMmings

Tim Metz is worried about the “Google Maps–ification” of his mind. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

A New Oilsands Pipeline? What Politicians Won’t Admit | The Tyee thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE Activists are targeting the reputations of Home Depot, AT&T, and other businesses.

protesters walked into the store en masse, picked up $0.17 ice scrapers (get it?), bought them one by one, then queued up again to return each purchased tool. This was all perfectly legal, but it created retail chaos www.thebulwark.com/p/backlash-b...

Stone Island’s Instructions for Authenticity How a pair of jeans turned wear into a performance.

Stone Island’s Instructions for Authenticity profandrewgroves.substack.com/p/stone-isla...

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ICD.D session on AI

DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking | The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | I think they got especially radicalized by getting rich. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

The Māori ward vote in New Zealand contains important lessons for Canada Recent Māori ward plebiscites indicate that while institutional reforms for Indigenous representation are vital, meaningful change isn’t possible without broad public understanding and trust.

The Māori ward vote in New Zealand contains important lessons for Canada theconversation.com/the-maori-wa...