When two people with opposing political beliefs are shown the same piece of information, they often have radically different responses. Drawing on new research, Jens Koed Madsen, David Young and Lee de Wit show that disagreements over the independence of information sources can play a significant role in this type of polarisation. Research shows that … Read more
Brown, Goldstein & Levy paralegal and disability rights advocate Kayle Hill presented at the Including Disability Global Summit on April 23 as part of the three-day virtual conference, which serves as a platform for dialogue and collaboration focused on addressing large-scale societal barriers that challenge disabled individuals. Since its inception in 2017, the annual conference … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday afternoon, causing at least 152 deaths and serious damage in the country’s central region and even hundreds of miles away in Bangkok, capital of neighbouring Thailand. The epicentre … Read more
As this week’s AI Action Summit begins in Paris, Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna explains why data protection laws like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation are emerging as key tools for regulating AI. For some, it may have come as a surprise that the first existential legal challenges large language models (LLMs) faced after their market launch … Read more
The Flamanville nuclear power plant in the Cotentin region of northern France. EDF hopes to connect France’s first EPR reactor, whose dome can be seen in the photo, to the grid before the end of 2024. ED ALCOCK / MYOP FOR LE MONDE France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the … Read more