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AI takes centre stage at Photo Brussels 2025
Media & ArtsContested · G 52 / P 53

AI-generated promptography for photographic art at Photo Brussels 2025

Source article: AI takes centre stage at Photo Brussels 2025

Problem

AI image generators like Midjourney reproduced dataset biases, including generic ethnic features, gendered nudity assumptions, and advertising-driven distortions in recreations of famous photographs.

The Guardian
Gain

Artists using AI image generators can create new visual worlds and reconstruct under-documented historical figures, demonstrating creative and intellectual potential for photography.

The Guardian
AI analysis casts doubt on Van Eyck paintings in Italian and US museums
Media & ArtsNegative state · G 53 / P 58

AI brushstroke authentication of Jan van Eyck paintings

Source article: AI analysis casts doubt on Van Eyck paintings in Italian and US museums

Problem

AI analysis of two museum paintings attributed to Jan van Eyck found no detectable Van Eyck brushstrokes, casting doubt on their attribution and creating reputational risk for the holding museums.

The Guardian
Gain

AI brushstroke analysis by Art Recognition can distinguish authentic Van Eyck work, rating The Arnolfini Portrait as likely authentic.

The Guardian
Nine urges Albanese to force tech companies to compensate media in face of AI threat
Media & ArtsContested · G 56 / P 54

AI systems using Australian news publisher content and the resulting compensation and revenue outcomes for publishers like Nine

Source article: Nine urges Albanese to force tech companies to compensate media in face of AI threat

Problem

AI-powered search engines and models are delivering answers directly to users through zero-click searches, reducing traffic to news sites and disrupting publisher revenue models in Australia.

The Guardian
Gain

Nine Entertainment secured paid licensing deals allowing domestic corporates to use its content to train in-house large language models.

The Guardian
“It Was 80% Me, 20% AI”: Seeking Authenticity in Co-Writing with Large Language Models
Media & ArtsContested · G 65 / P 65

Professional writers and readers judged authenticity in AI-assisted writing differently

Source article: “It Was 80% Me, 20% AI”: Seeking Authenticity in Co-Writing with Large Language Models

Problem

Participating writers worried that AI assistance could weaken creative control, interrupt their established process or reproduce a fixed version of their style rather than support continued experimentation and growth.

Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang, Q. Vera Liao, Su Lin Blodgett, Alexandra Olteanu, and Adam Trischler. “It Was 80% Me, 20% AI”: Seeking Authenticity in Co-Writing with Large Language Models. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 9, No. 2, Article CSCW122.
Gain

Personalized GPT-4 writing suggestions often aligned more closely with participating writers’ styles and helped some writers develop ideas, maintain their writing flow and reduce the work required to revise mismatched suggestions.

Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang, Q. Vera Liao, Su Lin Blodgett, Alexandra Olteanu, and Adam Trischler. “It Was 80% Me, 20% AI”: Seeking Authenticity in Co-Writing with Large Language Models. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 9, No. 2, Article CSCW122.
The Use of AI in the Creation of News: Application Framework, Ethical Challenges, and Governance Pathways of AIGC
Media & ArtsContested · G 70 / P 74

AI-generated content in news production

Source article: The Use of AI in the Creation of News: Application Framework, Ethical Challenges, and Governance Pathways of AIGC

Problem

Fully automated AI generation of news risks bias, manipulation, lack of accountability, inaccuracy, and erosion of accuracy, trust, and copyright principles.

Ingegneria Sismica
Gain

AI integration in newsrooms increases efficiency and productivity in news generation and supports journalists in data mining and craft improvement.

Ingegneria Sismica
Regulating Manipulative Design Is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment
PolicyContested · G 67 / P 71

regulation of personal-data-driven algorithmic targeting and manipulative design features on social media platforms

Source article: Regulating Manipulative Design Is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment

Problem

Personal-data-driven algorithmic targeting and other manipulative design features like infinite scrolling directly cause primary harms of manipulation, including hijacking attention, overriding user autonomy, and engineering addiction.

eYLS (Yale Law School)
Gain

State regulators and courts retain discretion to regulate platform design and engineering decisions as content-agnostic conduct not categorically immunized by Section 230 or the First Amendment.

eYLS (Yale Law School)
Narrative Coherence and Distributed Authorship in Nineteen Eighty-Four and 1 the Road: A Comparative Case Study
Media & ArtsNegative state · G 64 / P 69

narrative coherence and authorship in AI-generated literary text versus human-authored novel

Source article: Narrative Coherence and Distributed Authorship in Nineteen Eighty-Four and 1 the Road: A Comparative Case Study

Problem

The same system showed substantially weaker longer-range referential and narrative continuity, lacking the sustained plotting and thematic organisation observed in Orwell's novel.

Dialogica
Gain

The sensor-driven LSTM system behind 1 the Road demonstrated an ability to generate locally fluent text with occasionally striking word combinations in selected passages.

Dialogica
Navigating codified, tacit and novel rules: Mapping the human-AI creativity frontier
Media & ArtsContested · G 66 / P 65

AI autonomy feasibility for rule-based creative tasks in cultural and creative occupations

Source article: Navigating codified, tacit and novel rules: Mapping the human-AI creativity frontier

Problem

Tacit rules are negatively associated with AI autonomy feasibility, constraining full replacement to 2.7% of tasks and leaving 11.0% AI immune in cultural and creative occupations.

Technovation
Gain

AI autonomy feasibility increases when defined cognitive rules combine with novel rule creation, supporting a predominantly hybrid human-AI configuration across creative tasks.

Technovation
Assessing the Diagnostic Performance of ChatGPT-5.0 versus Machine Learning in Orthodontics: A Comparative Analysis for Extraction Treatment Planning
HealthContested · G 70 / P 67

accuracy and sensitivity for orthodontic extraction vs non-extraction treatment planning

Source article: Assessing the Diagnostic Performance of ChatGPT-5.0 versus Machine Learning in Orthodontics: A Comparative Analysis for Extraction Treatment Planning

Problem

ChatGPT-5.0 did not achieve the highest overall classification accuracy and had lower specificity than XGBoost, indicating it missed the top performance for correctly identifying non-extraction cases.

Turkish Journal of Orthodontics
Gain

ChatGPT-5.0 achieved 75.77% accuracy and the highest sensitivity at 76.68% for orthodontic extraction decisions, performing comparably to XGBoost and significantly better than random forest, SVM, logistic regression and MLP.

Turkish Journal of Orthodontics
Machine learning-assisted prediction of 5-year mortality in chronic kidney disease: the KoreaN cohort study for Outcome in patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (KNOW-CKD)
HealthContested · G 69 / P 71

machine learning prediction of 5-year all-cause mortality in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients

Source article: Machine learning-assisted prediction of 5-year mortality in chronic kidney disease: the KoreaN cohort study for Outcome in patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (KNOW-CKD)

Problem

Machine learning's black-box nature has hindered clinical adoption of mortality prediction models for non-dialysis CKD despite their clinical importance.

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Gain

A CatBoost model trained on 1,858 non-dialysis CKD patients predicted 5-year all-cause mortality with AUC 0.813, outperforming logistic regression, and a simplified 5-feature version maintained AUC 0.795 in external validation.

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
An unsupervised machine learning analysis of biopsychosocial characteristics and treatment outcome of alcohol use disorder
HealthNegative state · G 67 / P 74

k-means clustering of AUD patients to predict 3-month abstinence

Source article: An unsupervised machine learning analysis of biopsychosocial characteristics and treatment outcome of alcohol use disorder

Problem

Patients classified as Severe profile with early onset, 73.3% co-occurring psychiatric conditions and intense craving had poorer 3-month outcomes with only 36.7% abstinence and steep return to use.

Journal of Addictive Diseases
Gain

K-means clustering of eight biopsychosocial variables identified three distinct AUD profiles that predicted 3-month abstinence, with Late-Onset achieving 65.8% abstinence, supporting stratified front-loaded intervention.

Journal of Addictive Diseases
Suno made AI music a firehose. Now, facing lawsuits, it wants to watermark the flood
Media & ArtsContested · G 55 / P 54

copyright legitimacy of Suno AI-generated music

Source article: Suno made AI music a firehose. Now, facing lawsuits, it wants to watermark the flood

Problem

Suno faces accumulating copyright lawsuits and an adverse German ruling linked to its AI music generation.

TNW
Gain

Suno plans to add audio watermarking, fingerprinting, and download limits to its AI-generated music to increase traceability and legitimacy.

TNW
'I've talked to ChatGPT about my issues last night.': Examining Mental Health Conversations with Large Language Models through Reddit Analysis
HealthContested · G 74 / P 75

ChatGPT providing mental health support to users discussing their issues

Source article: 'I've talked to ChatGPT about my issues last night.': Examining Mental Health Conversations with Large Language Models through Reddit Analysis

Problem

Users also reported risks from ChatGPT mental health conversations, including exposure to incorrect health advice, overly validating responses, and privacy concerns.

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Gain

Reddit users reported gaining accessible mental health support from ChatGPT, including emotional validation and practical help preparing for therapy and navigating difficult conversations.

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Large language model use in dental education: a cross-sectional multi-country study
EducationContested · G 70 / P 73

LLM use for academic learning and assessment among final-year dental students in five countries

Source article: Large language model use in dental education: a cross-sectional multi-country study

Problem

A quarter of students reported exam-time assistance, while consistent verification was low and awareness of institutional guidelines was limited.

Medical Education Online
Gain

Final-year dental students reported frequent LLM use to save time and support learning, including clarifying and understanding complex concepts.

Medical Education Online
Machine learning-enabled prediction of ART pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
HealthContested · G 74 / P 76

machine learning prediction of pregnancy outcomes after assisted reproductive technology

Source article: Machine learning-enabled prediction of ART pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Problem

The evidence base for ML prediction of ART outcomes is limited by substantial heterogeneity and frequent high or unclear risk of bias, requiring prospective multi-center external validation before clinical use.

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Gain

Machine learning models achieved moderate diagnostic accuracy for predicting clinical pregnancy or live birth after assisted reproductive technology, with pooled sensitivity 0.737 and specificity 0.789.

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics