Hannah Bailey

Collage art of generative AI concept Man with printer head representing artificial intelligence generate binary code on printed paper

AI 'Trustwashing' Changes How Consumers Judge Credibility

Sarah Barrington

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors' "Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference" at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2025. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Generative AI is Neither Too Unprecedented Nor Too New to Regulate

Dave Karpf

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host business and technology leaders for a dinner in State Dining Room at the White House, Thursday, September 4, 2025. (Official White House photo by Andrea Hanks)

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host business and technology leaders for a dinner in State Dining Room at the White House, Thursday, September 4, 2025. (Official White House 

The Dance with Big Tech is Different under Trump 2.0

Brooklyne Gipson

A stylized, collage-like illustration of a hand holding a megaphone with a large open mouth emerging from it. Blue lightning bolts and quotation marks surround the megaphone, with grid paper and scattered text fragments in the background. The image uses a halftone, retro comic-style texture.

It’s Time to Admit Consumer Education Can’t Deliver Tech Accountability

Paul Elliott Johnson

WASHINGTON, DC—NOVEMBER 4: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Authoritarian Arrogance and the End of the 'Reality-Based Community'

John Wihbey

OpenAI launched Sora 2, its latest video generation model, on September 30, 2025. 

, its latest video generation model, on September 30, 2025. 

In Post-Authenticity AI Age, Knowledge Institutions Matter More than Ever

Amelia Acker

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the America Business Forum Miami at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, Wednesday, November 5, 2025. (Official White House photo by Molly Riley)

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the America Business Forum Miami at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, Wednesday, November 5, 2025. (Official White House 

Week After Week, The US is Dismantling Knowledge Infrastructure

Calum Matheson

An illustration of a human head from a top-down, cross-section view. Inside the head-shaped cavity:

There is a pool of blue liquid at the bottom, almost like water symbolizing emotions or the subconscious.

A staircase leads upward toward the top edge of the head, and at the top of the stairs stands a solitary person looking outward.

In the center is a tall cylindrical column made of bricks, and at the top of the column is an eye, which appears to be watching.

The scene evokes a surreal, introspective or psychological theme—perhaps representing self-awareness, introspection, or navigating one’s own mind.

Scholars Must Recognize the Role of Affect and Emotion in Disinformation

Renée DiResta

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks at a “Making Health Technology Great Again” event, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks at a “Making Health Technology Great Again” event, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House 

How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance

Dean Jackson

Samuel Woolley

A surreal collage-style image of a person standing at a podium with several microphones. The person is wearing a suit, but instead of a head, there is a large open mouth where the head should be. Behind the mouth is a bright yellow circular shape resembling a halo or spotlight. The background is a textured red color. The person’s hands are raised as if giving an animated speech.

Provocations for the University of Pittsburgh's Communication Technology Research Lab (CTRL) Symposium on Threats to Knowledge and US Democracy