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Sound familiar? Matching voices boost trust in self-driving cars

08/28/2025

New research by UMSI professor Lionel Robert and associate professor X Jessie Yang finds that when an automated vehicle’s voice matches the driver’s trust goes up, strengthening both confidence in the car’s abilities and the emotional bond with it. 

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Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it

08/19/2025

For the Conversation, UMSI professor Maggie Levenstein talks about the websites and datasets disappearing from the federal government.

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Quoted by Politico. Assistant Professor Ben Green. AI powers a new smart-city wave.

Green: In adopting AI, cities risk repeating mistakes

08/18/2025

UMSI assistant professor Ben Green says city leaders should be wary of adopting AI too quickly. 

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Quoted by WXYZ Detroit. Associate Professor Florian Schaub. From fake job offers to housing scams, here are the fraudulent offers college students should watch out for.

Schaub: Scammers are targeting students by posing as trusted sources

08/18/2025

UMSI associate professor Florian Schaub shares tips for college students about how to avoid falling victim to fake job offers, housing scams and other fraudulent schemes. 

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Older Americans are using AI − study shows how and what they think of it

08/15/2025

Over half of older adults report using AI, but many also struggle with trusting the technology.

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Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows

08/13/2025

New research by UMSI assistant professor Oliver Haimson finds that transgender, nonbinary and disabled people report significantly more negative attitudes toward AI than their cisgender and nondisabled counterparts.

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Quoted by NPR. Professor Lionel Robert. People like extroverted robots - but they relate tot he neurotic ones.

Robert: People love confident robots, but relate more to anxious ones

07/28/2025

UMSI professor Lionel Robert discusses how different robot personalities impact human connection. 

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Marginalized Americans are highly skeptical of artificial intelligence

07/02/2025

A new UMSI study finds that gender minorities, women and disabled individuals—especially those who are neurodivergent or living with mental health conditions—hold significantly more negative attitudes toward AI than their majority-group peers.

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Assistant Professor Matt Bui was featured in The Conversation. "Detroit restaurants identified as ‘Black-owned’ on Yelp saw a slight drop in business ratings." A headshot of Matt Bui.

Detroit restaurants identified as ‘Black-owned’ on Yelp saw a slight drop in business ratings

06/30/2025

UMSI assistant professor Matt Bui's study on Yelp's impact of Black owned businesses in Detroit is featured in The Conversation.

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Quoted by Communications of the ACM. Lecturer Merve Hickok. The rise of the AI-enabled agentic internet.

Hickok: AI agents raise new ethical questions

06/24/2025

UMSI lecturer Merve Hickok discusses how autonomous AI systems could create unintended risks. 

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