Media Mentions

Quoted by WEMU-FM. Professor Kentaro Toyama. AI threat to humanity is legitimate.

Toyama: “AI doomsday is definitely possible.”

In an interview with WEMU-FM, Kentaro Toyama discusses the possibility of catastrophic AI-driven events and calls for stronger government regulations.

Quoted by Fortune. Associate Professor Paramveer Dhillon. AI slop books are flooding online marketplaces -- and it's coming at the expense of paychecks for human authors.

Dhillon: AI-generated books are squeezing human authors out of online sales

UMSI associate professor Paramveer Dillon spoke with Fortune about how the flood of AI-generated books may be reducing authors’ sales and earnings.

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Fox: Are delivery robots taking over public sidewalks?

UMSI associate professor Sarah Fox tells The Washington Post that limited oversight of delivery robots raises concerns about accessibility, safety and the privatization of public space.

Quoted by The Wall Street Journal. Assistant Professor Ben Green. Inside Big Tech's Frantic Race to Quell the Growing Backlash to AI.

Can tech companies win over communities skeptical of AI data centers?

In the Wall Street Journal, UMSI assistant professor Ben Green says tech companies’ promises to be good neighbors can clash with their resistance to regulation.

Quoted by NBC News. Professor Daniel Romero. 'Stop the slop’ efforts gain traction as platforms draw lines around AI content

Romero: Can social media stop the ‘AI slop’ takeover?

UMSI professor Daniel Romero tells NBC News why platforms can’t treat AI-generated content the same way they treat spam.

Quoted by The New York Times. Professor Joyojeet Pal. Phones in hand, India's young protesters blast through Modi's media control.

Can India’s Gen Z protestors break Narendra Modi’s media control?

Joyojeet Pal discusses how India’s youth-led protests are challenging the government’s political messaging.

Featured on Influenced: The Tenet Media Plot Podcast. PhD Candidate Laura Kurek. How the Russian government used U.S influencers to sway the 2024 election.

How the Russian government used U.S. influencers to sway the 2024 election

UMSI PhD candidate Laura Kurek discussed her research on Tenet Media and its use of U.S podcasters ahead of the 2024 election.

Featured by Washington Post. Associate professor Ceren Budak. Are ChatGPT and other AI chatbots politically biased?

Are AI chatbots politically biased?

UMSI’s Ceren Budak discusses how company values can shape the political speech of AI chatbots.

Quoted by The Michigan Daily. Assistant Professor Megan Threats. PCOS reclassification hopes to improve diagnosis, treatment options and funding.

Threats: Renaming health condition could improve diagnosis and treatment

UMSI’s Megan Threats tells The Michigan Daily that the proposed name change for PCOS better reflects the condition’s endocrine and metabolic impacts.

Quoted by Scientific American. Associate Professor Florian Schaub. Apple's new Siri can run your digital life. The catch is privacy.

How private can Apple’s new Siri really be?

UMSI associate professor Florian Schaub weighs in on the privacy of Apple’s newest iteration of Siri.