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Vatican Advocates for Binding Global AI Regulations as Pope Warns Against Technology Arms Race - Professional coverage
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Vatican Advocates for Binding Global AI Regulations as Pope Warns Against Technology Arms Race

Vatican Calls for International AI Governance Framework The Catholic Church has positioned itself as a leading voice in the global…

OpenAI Forges Hollywood Alliance to Strengthen Ethical AI Protections in Sora Platform - Professional coverage
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OpenAI Forges Hollywood Alliance to Strengthen Ethical AI Protections in Sora Platform

Industry-Wide Collaboration Addresses Deepfake Concerns OpenAI has announced significant policy enhancements to its Sora video generation platform following coordinated pressure…

US-China Cyber Tensions Escalate as Beijing Alleges NSA Targeted Critical Time Infrastructure - Professional coverage
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US-China Cyber Tensions Escalate as Beijing Alleges NSA Targeted Critical Time Infrastructure

China Accuses US of Sophisticated Cyber Campaign Against National Timing Systems China's Ministry of State Security has leveled serious allegations…

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New Academic Tool Recalculates Researcher Impact with Author Position Weighting

A new browser extension called GScholarLens is challenging traditional academic metrics by introducing a weighted h-index that accounts for author position. The tool gives highest weighting to last and first authors, potentially offering a more nuanced view of research contributions. Early reactions from the academic community show both support and skepticism about this new approach to measuring scholarly impact.

New Metric Challenges Traditional Academic Impact Measurements

A recently launched browser extension is reportedly transforming how academic impact is calculated by accounting for author position in research publications, according to reports. The tool, called GScholarLens, introduces a weighted version of the traditional h-index that gives different credit to authors based on their position in author lists.