You pick up your phone for one reason and twenty minutes later you’re still scrolling. That isn’t simply a failure of self-control. Many of the apps we use every day…
Are Smartphones Bringing Us Together—or Keeping Us Apart?
Our phones allow us to stay connected with almost anyone, almost anywhere. So why do they sometimes make the person sitting beside us feel farther away? A family sits around…
Your Child Has a Smartphone. Now AI Is Inside It.
Smartphones already give children access to an enormous digital world. Artificial intelligence adds something new: a technology that can teach, create, advise and converse. That brings remarkable possibilities—and new responsibilities…
Your Phone Is Stealing Your Attention. Can You Take It Back?
The smartphone is one of the most useful devices ever created. It is also competing for your attention hundreds of times a day. The good news: you can change that…
Beyond the Smartphone: How AI Is Learning to See, Hear and Move With Us
The smartphone taught us to touch technology. AI may make that interface disappear. We are entering a world where machines can listen to us, see what we see, understand our…
New Internet of Things: When Everyday Objects Start to Think
Your refrigerator can recognize food. Your thermostat can learn your routine. Your doorbell can distinguish people from packages. Artificial intelligence is giving the Internet of Things something it never really…
When the World Gets Sensors: AI Moves Into Cars, Cities, Farms and Factories
Artificial intelligence is leaving the screen. Connected sensors in cars, streets, farms, factories and buildings are giving AI something it never had before: the ability to understand—and increasingly respond to—the…
Your Phone Has AI. Here’s What You Can Actually Do With It
AI is moving from the computer into the device you carry everywhere. From understanding what your camera sees to translating conversations and summarizing documents, here are practical ways to use…
Why Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it’s controlled?
As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain? The answer may lie in the…
It’s Never Too Late to Learn With AI
AI may be one of the most powerful learning tools ever created for older adults. It can explain technology, teach new skills and answer the questions we sometimes hesitate to…