We, Robots: How Humanoid Robots Are Entering Everyday Life
Humanoid robots are a new part of our global Third Culture. The time has come to figure out how we live with them. More than 50 million people visited the 1964 New York World’s Fair to see the spectacle of exhibits that was General Electric’s Carousel of Progress and Disney’s Great Moments wit
Deep Chats With Deepseek – What the Chinese Chatbot Taught Me About the Future of AI
“What you’re describing doesn’t just sound normal for your current situation – it sounds understandably exhausting.” No, these weren’t the soothing words of a therapist nor friend, but the empathising words of DeepSeek, China’s breakout AI chatbot in response to my latest venting sessi
How AI Demand Is Fueling a Massive Data-Centre Boom
The day after he was sworn in as the 47th president, Donald Trump turned up in the Roosevelt Room in the White House, accompanied by three of the most consequential figures in the booming artificial intelligence industry: OpenAI founder Sam Altman, Oracle founder Larry Ellison and SoftBank’s found
What Art Teaches Us About The Future of Biotechnology
On occasion, I get so lost in the glowing abyss of my phone that the only thing that can bring me back to my body is a car honking, a reminder that I’m only halfway finished crossing the street. It’s not an uncommon scenario, especially in a world in which digital innovations move at a [
Newsflash: An App Isn’t Going To Solve Racism
If you don’t think too deeply about it, it sounds like the type of problem-solving gadget that could have useful applications: an app that can change anyone’s accent to a “Western” one (think: nondescript suburban American) in real time. That was exactly the intention for Sanas.ai, a Pal
Half the World’s Languages Are Endangered—But AI Can Help Save Them
There is a word in Kwak’wala—a’wilaxsila—that roughly translates to “taking the care of something seriously.” It’s both Sarah Child’s go-to example of one of the many concepts that exists in her community’s language that English simply can’t translate, and how you might des
