Many companies rely on AI for recruitment. A new study shows that job applicants mostly trust the avatars conducting their interviews – but only until they receive a rejection. How fair this decision is perceived to be depends on the avatars’ identity characteristics. The test subjects who felt treated the most unfairly were not those who differed most from the avatar – but rather those who matched it in either gender or skin color.

Social prescribing, in which people are connected with arts and exercise activities and other sources of support, may help adolescents waiting for specialist mental health services by improving their resilience, behaviour and relationships with others, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

Research from Aston University has shown that there is no clearly accepted definition for the term ‘social media’ by the public, or what websites and platforms are classified as such.

Research simulates real-life multitasking performance to assess potential differences between men and women. When coordinating five different tasks, men ignored the conversational task more than twice as often as women, while showing similar performance to women in all other tasks.

People are increasingly choosing to limit or reject the use of AI tools, according  to a new report published today by the Digital Futures Institute at King’s College London and Responsible AI UK.

The Iranian government is failing to tackle devastating environmental catastrophes affecting the country, and persecuting campaigners trying to raise awareness of the impact on communities, a new book says.