From high school to lifelong learning, AI can explain difficult ideas, provide practice and adapt to the way you learn. But the goal should be learning—not simply getting the answer.…
Your Phone May Be Affecting Your Sleep More Than You Think
The smartphone has become our alarm clock, television, newspaper and constant companion. But what happens when the last thing we see at night is also the first thing we reach…
Who Owns the Data About Your Body?
Your phone, smartwatch and health apps can collect remarkably personal information. As digital health grows, understanding where that data goes is becoming part of taking care of yourself. Your phone…
Should You Ask AI About Your Symptoms?
Millions of people are beginning to ask AI questions they once typed into Google—or asked a doctor. It can help us understand health information, but knowing where its role should…
Can Your Smartwatch Really Tell You How Healthy You Are?
Smartwatches can track your heart rate, sleep, exercise and more. But knowing what those numbers mean—and what they don’t—is becoming an essential digital health skill. A few years ago, a…
What about the data center controversies?
Data center construction is facing a massive public backlash, with 71% of Americans opposing local facilities due to concerns over surging electricity bills, water depletion, and noise pollution. The Data…
How seriously should we take the warn that AI could kill all humans?
Does artificial superintelligence really pose a risk greater than nuclear weapons? Is there a significant chance of “a Chornobyl-sized catastrophe”. Might there even be a greater than 10% chance that…
I don’t see any step up in the risk of human extinction from AI
The author, Andrew Ng, is a pioneer in machine learning and online education, Dr. Ng has changed countless lives through his work in AI. Over 8 million people have taken…
That Complicated Document? Ask AI to Explain It
From practicing a language to understanding history or mastering a new hobby, AI can become a remarkably patient personal tutor—if you know how to use it. Here is something unusual…
Can AI Help You Learn Something New?
From practicing a language to understanding history or mastering a new hobby, AI can become a remarkably patient personal tutor—if you know how to use it. There is something unusual…