cs.CY · 2026-07-23 · No. 62

Computers and Society, 2026-07-23.

2 new papers in cs.CY. Titles, authors, abstracts. Links to arXiv. Want this in your inbox every morning? Subscribe →

01 — The papers

2 entries
  1. 01

    Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent?

    Uwe Peters

    cs.CY · cs.AI · cs.HC

    Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT) can communicate in strikingly humanlike ways. This has prompted many chatbot users to attribute psychological properties, including consciousness, to these systems. However, there is little scientific evidence that current AI chatbots are conscious. How, then, should we understand people's consciousness attributions to chatbots? Are they merely metaphorical claims, or do they express...

    arxiv.org/abs/2607.20001 · PDF

  2. 02

    Did Alice Do Wrong? Cross-Cultural Differences in Student Perceptions of Generative AI Use in University Computing Education

    Brian Harrington, Irina Zlotnikova, Gayathri Nadarajan, Samuel Ekundayo

    cs.CY · cs.AI

    The rise of generative AI (GenAI) in higher education has prompted urgent debates surrounding academic integrity and ethical use. This study examines cross-cultural differences in student perceptions of GenAI use, comparing responses from students at Canadian and South Korean universities. Using a scenario-based survey administered in Fall 2024, we analyzed how students judged the ethicality and rule compliance of AI-assisted coding...

    arxiv.org/abs/2607.19699 · PDF

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