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Anjana Susarla

Associate Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University

I study Big Data, Service Supply Chains, Social Media, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Generative AI could leave users holding the bag for copyright violations

Mar 25, 2024 05:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Generative artificial intelligence has been hailed for its potential to transform creativity, and especially by lowering the barriers to content creation. While the creative potential of generative AI tools has often been...

Biden administration executive order tackles AI risks, but lack of privacy laws limits reach

Nov 05, 2023 21:09 pm UTC| Law Technology

The comprehensive, even sweeping, set of guidelines for artificial intelligence that the White House unveiled in an executive order on Oct. 30, 2023, show that the U.S. government is attempting to address the risks posed...

How can Congress regulate AI? Erect guardrails, ensure accountability and address monopolistic power

Jun 01, 2023 11:41 am UTC| Law

Takeaways: A new federal agency to regulate AI sounds helpful but could become unduly influenced by the tech industry. Instead, Congress can legislate accountability. Instead of licensing companies to...

What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in

Jan 03, 2022 12:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views

At the end of 2020, it seemed hard to imagine a worse year for misinformation on social media, given the intensity of the presidential election and the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. But 2021 proved up to the task,...

People become less likely to contribute to a virtual public good like Wikipedia or Waze if they know many others are already doing it

Feb 02, 2021 13:27 pm UTC| Technology Insights & Views

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea While people tend to contribute more to a virtual public good if they see others doing the same, this effect reverses if they become...

Biases in algorithms hurt those looking for information on health

Jul 16, 2020 14:20 pm UTC| Technology

YouTube hosts millions of videos related to health care. The Health Information National Trends Survey reports that 75% of Americans go to the internet first when looking for information about health or medical topics....

AI Revolution Series

TikTok teens and the Trump campaign: How social media amplifies political activism and threatens election integrity

Jul 02, 2020 15:42 pm UTC| Politics

The lower-than-expected attendance at President Trumps rally in Tulsa on June 20 was attributed, at least in part, to an online army of K-pop fans who used the social network TikTok to organize and reserve tickets for the...

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Economy

Trump Warns of Auto Tariffs, Targets Venezuela in Expanding Trade Crackdown

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on automobiles are coming very soon, signaling a continuation of his aggressive trade strategy. While initially set to unveil sweeping tariffs on April 2, Trump suggested...

Trump’s China Ship Fee Plan Risks U.S. Jobs, Higher Prices, and Supply Chain Chaos

President Donald Trumps plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding by imposing hefty fees on China-built vessels is facing fierce backlash from the American maritime industry. Industry leaders argue that the proposed port...

S&P 500 Surges as Tariff Fears Ease and Tech Stocks Rally

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Monday, with the SP 500 jumping 1.7% as easing trade concerns lifted market sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 597 points (1.4%), and the tech-heavy NASDAQ soared 2.3%,...

India's Business Growth Slows Slightly in March Despite Strong Manufacturing Surge

Indias overall business activity saw a slight dip in March as robust manufacturing growth couldnt fully offset a services sector slowdown, according to HSBCs flash India Composite PMI by SP Global. The index eased to 58.6...

Canadian Miners Flock to ASX Amid Pension Wealth and Global Instability

Australias stock exchange is attracting a record number of secondary listings from Canadian mining firms in 2025, driven by strong investor demand, regulatory stability, and access to Australias vast pension capital. The...

Politics

Trump Targets Venezuela Oil Trade with 25% Tariff Amid Chevron Extension

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on all countries buying oil or gas from Venezuela, aiming to pressure foreign buyers while extending Chevrons license to operate in the sanctioned South American nation...

Alaska Governor Leads Energy Delegation to South Korea Amid LNG Project Talks

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is leading a delegation to South Korea this week to revive a long-stalled $44 billion natural gas pipeline project. The group includes officials from the Glanfarne Group, a project partner,...

Trump Administration Eyes Greater Control Over U.S. Bank Regulators

The U.S. Treasury Department is reportedly preparing a set of recommendations to streamline banking oversight, potentially reshaping the role of key regulators like the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and...

U.S. Rule Change Sparks Fears for Migrant Families Claiming Children

The U.S. government will now allow the Office for Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to share the immigration status of sponsors for unaccompanied migrant children with law enforcement agenciesa regulatory shift raising concerns...

Marco Rubio Heads to Caribbean to Boost U.S. Ties and Tackle Immigration

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname from March 26 to 27, according to a State Department spokesperson. The diplomatic tour aims to strengthen U.S.-Caribbean relations and...

Science

What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 per cent on...

A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. Its a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star50 times closer than the Earth does around the Sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal forces...

What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it

When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like youre living on a flat plane. After all, this is why you can navigate a new city using a map: a flat piece of paper that represents all the places around...

Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city

In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. Whats significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2023....

Leonardo da Vinci’s incredible studies of human anatomy still don’t get the recognition they deserve

Wikimedia, CC BY-SA The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology, hydrology, engineering and physics. As a painter, his Mona Lisa and Last Supper...

Technology

DeepSeek Launches V3 AI Model With Major Performance Boost and MIT License

DeepSeek has rolled out an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence model, V3-0324, boasting significant improvements in reasoning and programming capabilities. The update, quietly released on GitHub, also marks a...

AI Datacenter Bubble? Alibaba's Tsai Raises Red Flags Amid Soaring Investments

Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Chairman Joseph Tsai has issued a warning about a potential bubble forming in AI datacenter construction, citing the growing disconnect between infrastructure development and actual demand. Speaking at...

PsiQuantum Eyes $750M Funding to Scale Quantum Chip Production with BlackRock's Backing

Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum is raising at least $750 million at a $6 billion pre-money valuation, with BlackRock reportedly leading the round, according to sources familiar with the matter. The funding aims to...

Xiaomi Raises $5.5B to Supercharge EV and AI Ambitions

Chinas Xiaomi Corp (OTC:XIACF) has raised $5.5 billion through an upsized share sale, fueling its aggressive push into electric vehicles (EVs) and artificial intelligence (AI). The tech giant sold 800 million shares at...

FuriosaAI Rejects $800M Meta Takeover, Aims to Rival NVIDIA in AI Chip Race

South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has reportedly turned down an $800 million acquisition offer from Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META), according to local media. The decision wasnt driven by price but rather...