From Phantom Citations to Prompt Injection: The Crisis of Trust in Science in the Age of Generative AI – Part I.
Generative Language Models have significantly accelerated text production, and academic publishing is no exception. Increasingly, we see texts that appear fluent and polished but are built on shaky internal structures. The peer review process remains a bottleneck, so errors and
Behind the buzzwords: AI agents, agentic AI, and the agentic web, clearly explained
Since 2023, the conversation around generative AI has been shifting, slowly but steadily, from “it answers” to “it acts”. The newest tools do not only produce text. They can also take steps on a user’s behalf across websites and digital
Hold Companies & Nations Responsible For Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
“We made too many wrong mistakes.”
Restricting Academic Freedom is Like Herding Cats – Why?
There were cases in the last months which have called attention to freedom of expression in universities and the academic sphere in Hungary. Academic freedom is extremely diverse: it encompasses many things, from the freedom of educators to choose their
Teaching the Virtues
David Hein’s 2025 book titled “Teaching the Virtues“ looks at the important topic of civic education and its priorities between building an “ academic mind“ or a moral character. Reforming civic education is a central question in the American youth
More Than Half the Internet Is Machines – What Automated Traffic Means for Credibility and Public Discourse (Part II.)
From this perspective, it becomes clearer why so-called inauthentic use appears as a distinct risk category in the European Union’s Digital Services Act. Fake accounts, automated or partially automated behaviors, and artificially amplified distribution patterns are not singled out because
Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Rights: A Multidimensional Legal Perspective is Needed
The implementation of Artificial Intelligence in managerial contexts represents a significant transformation that raises deeply complex questions from a contemporary legal and constitutional perspective. Although technology is frequently presented as a neutral tool for productive optimization and increasing organizational efficiency,
More Than Half the Internet Is Machines – What Automated Traffic Means for Credibility and Public Discourse (Part I.)
When a majority of online activity is produced by automated systems, the question is no longer whether bots exist, but what kind of internet we are actually using. The “dead internet” idea captures this unease, even if its more extreme
Unequal Membership? The Debate over Limited Voting Rights in EU Accession
The post explores the debate over limiting the voting rights of Member States joining the European Union during its enlargement. Although under the EU’s founding treaties, new members receive full rights upon accession, a new proposal suggests that the veto
Backing Up States Digitally? The Loss of Statehood Criteria Due to Climate Change in Light of the New Advisory Opinion of the ICJ – Part 3
In the second part of this article series, I explored the possible options available to small island states facing submersion, focusing on how they might preserve their statehood. In this final installment, I turn to the concept of a virtual
