Justin Davis, chief executive and co-founder of Spectrum Labs, learned his first lesson on civility as a 14-year-old working at a grocery store. The shop was a meeting point for just about everyone in ...

People are far more likely to lie and cheat when they use AI for tasks, according to an eyebrow-raising new study in the journal Nature. “Using AI creates a convenient moral distance between people ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

People are increasingly handing decisions over to AI systems. Already, AI manages investment portfolios, screens job candidates, recommends whom to hire and fire, and can fill out tax forms on ...

When do people behave badly? Extensive research in behavioral science has shown that people are more likely to act dishonestly when they can distance themselves from the consequences. It's easier to ...

Summary: A large study across 13 experiments with over 8,000 participants shows that people are far more likely to act dishonestly when they can delegate tasks to AI rather than do them themselves.

Facing allegations of corruption and misconduct, the first day of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus’ removal hearing began Monday as county attorneys sought to show she retaliated against ...

I used to finish every sentence with “you know?” It was a habit that drove my mom nuts. She talked to me about it — a lot. But when she started saying “No, I don’t know,” every time I said it, she ...

Introduction Precision medicine approaches to obesity aim to maximise treatment effectiveness by matching weight management interventions (WMIs) to characteristics of individuals, such as eating ...

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — A City of South Fulton employee was terminated following an investigation into what the city manager described as “unethical behavior,” officials announced Thursday. South Fulton ...

Although the issue of U.S. Rep. George Santos’ unethical behavior is now regarded as “old news,” I was both interested and disappointed to learn that Rep. Jim Baird, R-4th District, had voted to ...