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17 Sep 2025

When language models fabricate truth: AI hallucinations and the limits of trust

Hallucinations in AI can look like facts. Learn how flawed incentives and vague prompts create dangerous illusions.

10 Sep 2025

Unlocking the EU digital future with eIDAS 2 and digital wallets

eIDAS 2 and the European Digital Identity Wallet aim to secure online interactions, reduce bureaucracy, and empower citizens across the EU with a reliable and user-friendly digital identity.

3 Sep 2025

Is AI therapy safe, effective, and ethical?

AI chatbots may offer companionship, but they cannot replicate empathy or clinical expertise in mental healthcare.

27 Aug 2025

Green AI and the battle between progress and sustainability

AI is emerging as both a driver of environmental strain and a potential force for sustainable solutions, raising urgent questions about whether innovation and ecological responsibility can truly advance together.

20 Aug 2025

AI in justice: Bridging the global access gap or deepening inequalities

AI offers tools to expand access to justice globally, but without transparency, oversight, and human-rights safeguards, it risks deepening bias, exclusion, and eroding public trust.

13 Aug 2025

Stablecoins unlocking crypto adoption and AI economies

Is global finance on the verge of discovering the missing piece that unlocks crypto’s full promise and reshapes the future of the digital era?

6 Aug 2025

The end of the analogue era and the cognitive rewiring of new generations

The decline of shared analogue experiences is altering how communities bond and preserve collective memory, especially among younger generations.

30 Jul 2025

How are we being tracked online?

Tracking technologies shape our online experience in often invisible ways, yet profoundly impactful, raising important questions about transparency, control, and accountability in the digital age.

23 Jul 2025

Not just bugs: What rogue chatbots reveal about the state of AI

When AI chatbots go rogue, the fallout reveals more about human choices than machine intent—or technical limits.

17 Jul 2025

UN OEWG concludes, paving way for permanent cybersecurity mechanism

The OEWG on ICT security has adopted its Final Report after intense negotiations on responsible state behaviour in cyberspace. We unpack key takeaways, highlight key changes across drafts, and explore how a narrow path to agreement finally emerged.