Are AI Writing Assistants Quietly Shaping Public Opinion?

A new study suggests that the AI tools many of us use every day on platforms like LinkedIn, X and Google may be doing more than improving our grammar and polishing our posts. Researchers found that AI writing assistants can subtly alter the direction of our messages on contested issues—and, over time, those tiny changes could influence collective opinion at scale. Joining us are Professor Sandra Wachter and Kai Rawal to discuss the implications for democracy, online discourse and whether AI is becoming an invisible force shaping what we think and say.

The World's Second-Most-Downloaded Ride-Hailing App Wants to Redefine Platform Capitalism

You may not have heard of inDrive, but with more than 400 million downloads across 48 countries and 1,200 cities, it's quietly become one of the world's biggest technology companies. Now, the company is expanding beyond ride-hailing into grocery delivery, fintech and its ambitious vision of becoming a global super app. We speak to Andries Smit about the future of mobility, why the next generation of tech giants may emerge from outside Silicon Valley, and whether a different model of platform capitalism is possible.

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