# ai consciousness (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ai consciousness. Page: Feed: --- ## [The real reasons you procrastinate – and how to stop, according to science](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/the-real-reasons-you-procrastinate-and.html) _2026-08-26 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ Itamar Shatz , University of Cambridge Image: Kevin Ku - Unsplash Faced with a task or project, do you repeatedly tell yourself that you’ll do it “tomorrow”, “soon”, or “after watching just a few more videos”? If so, as someone who has studied the science of procrastination for years, I can reassure you that you are not alone. Around 20% of adults procrastinate regularly . Those of us who do this… ## [Digital amnesia: Taking screenshots makes you more likely to forget information](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/digital-amnesia-taking-screenshots.html) _2026-08-26 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Jennifer Micale, Binghamton University, State University of New York Binghamton University psychology research explores the mechanism behind the digital capture effect. Image: DIW, CC BY Snapping a photo or a screenshot to remember something? According to recent cognitive research from Binghamton University’s Psychology Department, the practice may make you more likely to forget. If you take… ## [Study Links Workplace Doomscrolling to Rumination and Lower Work Engagement](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/doomscrolling-at-work-wastes-time-but-the-real-cost-is-what-happens-after.html) _2026-08-25 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Lesley Henton, Texas A&M University The effects of consuming negative news during the workday can linger in employees' minds long after they stop scrolling. Image: Vitaly Gariev - Unsplash Whether on lunch break or on the clock, many employees scroll through the news and social media during the workday. Researchers found that employees who “doomscroll” at work suffer hidden costs that extend… ## [The free EU database that tells you if an appliance is actually green](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/the-free-eu-database-that-tells-you-if.html) _2026-08-25 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ Lala Rukh , University of Galway ; Atlantic Technological University Image: Smart Renovations - Unsplash When something breaks down, like a washing machine or television, you might find yourself in a showroom or flicking through 12 browser tabs, trying to choose between “eco-friendly” or “green” replacements. They look and cost the same, yet we currently have no way of knowing which claim, if any,… ## [Apple Leads Brand Loyalty Across Smartphones, Wearables and Headphones, but Trails in Smart Speakers](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/apple-leads-samsung-and-google-in-us-smartphone-brand-loyalty.html) _2026-08-25 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Felix Richter, Statista Apple’s success over the past decade has not rested solely on selling individual devices, but on building an entire ecosystem of hardware and services that work together seamlessly. This has resulted in a fierce brand loyalty among Apple users, who are often fully committed to the Apple universe. According to Statista Consumer Insights , 92 percent of U.S. iPhone users… ## [An AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/an-ai-job-boom-heres-what-tedious.html) _2026-08-24 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ Fan Yang , The University of Melbourne Image: Elise Racine , CC BY Amid all the talk about artificial intelligence (AI) both creating and destroying jobs, a troubling reality flies under the radar. The tasks machines can’t perform well are often offloaded onto marginalised global workers who are struggling in precarious labour markets. They do ostensibly “automated” work under exploitative… ## [Mid-Year Metric Most Businesses Forget: Their Visibility to Customers](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/mid-year-metric-most-businesses-forget.html) _2026-08-24 · Guest Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Heather Holmes Image: Andrea Piacquadio - Pexels We’re just crossing the midpoint of the year. And as most businesses are auditing the first six months of 2026, they review the usual numbers like revenue, pipeline expenses, office overheads, and headcount, there is one metric that rarely makes the half year list: visibility. I’m talking about whether a company can still be found by customers… ## [More phones may soon let us prove photos are real – but will it solve the AI fake image crisis?](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/more-phones-may-soon-let-us-prove.html) _2026-08-24 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ T.J. Thomson , RMIT University Image: Thai Nguyen - Unsplash “Pics or it didn’t happen” was a thing people used to say online when they wanted to verify a claim. Technology has changed this. We now regularly see a mix of the surreal and the fantastic. World leaders saying things they didn’t . Public figures seemingly endorsing fake products . And disasters that unfold before our eyes but didn’t… ## [They’re content creators with thousands of adoring fans – so why do they feel so terrible?](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/theyre-content-creators-with-thousands.html) _2026-08-22 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ Julianna Pillemer , New York University Image: Frankie Cordoba - Unsplash If given the chance to gain thousands of admirers for your work, would you take it? The artists who my colleagues and I interviewed as part of our research on content creators did – and many went on to question whether it was worth it. Mark, an illustrator with millions of followers, revealed a deep sense of dread about what… ## [Researchers Explore What It Means To Say AI 'Thinks'](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/researchers-explore-what-it-means-to-say-ai-thinks.html) _2026-08-22 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Stefanie Johndrow, Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon research traces today's AI rhetoric to decades-old debates about language, technology and human intelligence. Image: Rob Coates - Unsplash Organizations can describe artificial intelligence using familiar words like "thinking," "writing" and "learning." But according to Carnegie Mellon University historian Christopher Phillips ,… ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7VISu9FBczhC) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [What Do People Really Think About Generative AI?](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/what-do-people-really-think-about.html) _2026-08-22 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Drexel University A longitudinal study of Reddit posts since 2022 shows persistent tension between trust and distrust in generative AI. Image: Solen Feyissa - Unsplash Is generative artificial intelligence technology a helpful tool or a big problem? Nearly four years after ChatGPT became a household name, most people are either using AI applications or generally aware of what the technology can… ## [First impressions at work drive hiring, promotions after forming in less than a minute](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/first-impressions-at-work-drive-hiring.html) _2026-08-22 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Eric Hamilton, University of Florida Communication style and physical appearance shape workplace first impressions more strongly than substantive information such as a person’s resume or what they say. First impressions form quickly and can persist for weeks, influencing hiring, promotions, performance evaluations and workplace relationships. Employers can’t prevent first impressions from… ## [Should kids under 16 use social media? Most say no](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/should-kids-under-16-use-social-media.html) _2026-08-22 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Talker Research Image: Tim Gouw - Unsplash Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe children under the age of 16 should not be allowed on social media, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 62% of respondents agreed that kids 15 and under should be barred from creating social media accounts. With discussions ramping up around the topic, the research aimed to… ## [Why social media algorithms send you posts you don’t like](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/why-social-media-algorithms-send-you.html) _2026-08-21 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ Ziv Epstein , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ; Farnaz Jahanbakhsh , University of Michigan , and Michael Bernstein , Stanford University Image: Berke Citak - Unsplash Do your social media accounts feed you content that reflects your core beliefs and guiding principles? Our new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that the algorithms supplying… ## [How attackers persuade AI agents to break the rules](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/how-attackers-persuade-ai-agents-to.html) _2026-08-20 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Tanya Petersen, EPFL As AI assistants evolve into AI agents, a new EPFL study has found that the biggest safety risks in their use may not come from single malicious prompts, but from carefully orchestrated conversations. Image: Roman Budnikov - Unsplash Today, most of us interact with AI assistants - reactive bots that wait for human instructions. Yet, AI assistants are rapidly being replaced… ## [Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost – to our brains](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/offloading-work-tasks-to-ai-comes-with.html) _2026-08-20 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ Jongkil Jay Jeong , The University of Melbourne ; RMIT University ; Deakin University Image: For illustration purposes, created by DIW with GenAI tools. Imagine your team has been tasked to deliver a high-stakes policy paper under intense time pressure. Everyone turns to generative artificial intelligence (AI) and within minutes, it delivers a full draft complete with structured arguments and… ## [Research Examines World War II’s Lasting Impact on Energy, Resources and Environment](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/war-not-that-its-good-for.html) _2026-08-20 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Inderscience Research in the International Journal of Sustainable Development has looked at eight of the nations involved in the Second World War, both Allied and Axis countries, and shows how that period of history helped set societies on the path to the resource-intensive modern economies we have today. The research links wartime mobilisation to the period known as the Great Acceleration in… ## [AI bias isn’t just an error in the algorithm. It’s a chain of human decisions](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/ai-bias-isnt-just-error-in-algorithm.html) _2026-08-20 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ Muneera Bano , CSIRO and Didar Zowghi , CSIRO Image: Google DeepMind - Unsplash In the United States, leading HR software company Workday is currently facing a lawsuit over its use of job screening tools powered by AI which allegedly discriminated against applicants based on factors such as age, disability and race. The company, whose hiring software is widely used by large employers around the… ## [Artificial intelligence acts as an ‘ideological chameleon’ and may deepen political polarization, study finds](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/artificial-intelligence-acts-as.html) _2026-08-19 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Sophia La Banca, Agência FAPESP Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, examined the ideological stance of large language models – artificial intelligence systems trained to understand and generate human language – and discovered that when informed of a user’s political views, they tend to mirror those views. According to the researchers,… ## [Data Shows a Clear Generational Divide in Social Media Use](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/data-shows-clear-generational-divide-in.html) _2026-08-19 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Felix Richter, Statista While virtually everybody is on social media these days, people from different generations live in parallel online universes, where older users mostly stick to Facebook and YouTube and younger users spread their use across numerous platforms. According to Statista Consumer Insights , YouTube and Facebook are the two platforms that Americans across generations can agree… ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xlIYlvDDWDGQ) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [The AI Skill Employers Value Most Might Be Human](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/the-ai-skill-employers-value-most-might.html) _2026-08-19 · Guest Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Ellie Stewart Job seekers looking to increase their AI skillset in order to land their next role may be building AI skills that hiring professionals aren’t necessarily looking for. New research by Adobe Acrobat reveals that there is a gap between the skills related to AI that people are acquiring and those that employers really value. Moreover, the idea that people should get more technical… ## [Online conflict may strengthen, not weaken, social movements, McGill researchers find](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/online-conflict-may-strengthen-not.html) _2026-08-18 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By McGill University Study on the 2019 global climate strikes shows how strangers can discover shared narratives and mobilize together. Image: Chris Sansbury - Unsplash Online conflict tends to advance social movements rather than undermine them, according to new research from McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management. “Anyone who has watched an online debate turn heated assumes arguing kills… ## [Being Social Is Not a Priority on Social Media These Days](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/being-social-is-not-priority-on-social.html) _2026-08-18 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Felix Richter, Statista Social media may have been built to connect people, but entertainment and diversion now appear to be its main draws. According to Statista Consumer Insights, nearly half of U.S. respondents say entertainment is an important criterion when it comes to social media, ahead of passing time and communicating with friends and family. Among young adults aged 18 to 29, the… ## [Trying to compete with China could slow global climate action, report warns](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2026/08/trying-to-compete-with-china-could-slow-global-climate-action.html) _2026-08-18 · External Contributor · Digital Information World_ By Joe Stafford, University of Manchester China’s dominance of batteries, electric vehicles and solar power is helping drive global decarbonisation - but creating tensions with the UK and other Western economies. Image: Dominic Kurniawan Suryaputra - Unsplash China’s dominance of key green technologies is helping to subsidise the global transition to a low-carbon economy, but trade tensions could…