Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
Siwei Lyu, University at Buffalo
Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in...
AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026
Thomas Şerban von Davier, Carnegie Mellon University
In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to...
When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data trains AI to solve real problems
You’ve just finished a strenuous hike to the top of a mountain. You’re exhausted but elated. The view of the city below is gorgeous,...
AI has passed the aesthetic Turing Test − and it’s changing our relationship with art
Tamilla Triantoro, Quinnipiac University
Pick up an August 2025 issue of Vogue and you’ll come across an advertisement for the brand Guess featuring a stunning...
At one elite college, over 80% of students now use AI – but it’s not all about outsourcing their work
Germán Reyes, Middlebury
Over 80% of Middlebury College students use generative AI for coursework, according to a recent survey I conducted with my colleague and...
