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A new paper from two University of Maine researchers explores the challenges and opportunities for scholars and practitioners ...
The chatbots’ appeal to kids, especially teens, is obvious. Unlike human friends, these AI companions will think all your jokes are funny. They’re programmed to be endlessly patient and to validate ...
AI is finally delivering the productivity gains long promised. But something else is quietly slipping away: our connection to one another. While many conversations about AI fixate on job loss, new ...
AI chatbots are becoming more popular, offering people friendship, romance and even sex. Are these 'real' relationships? What ...
Understanding the potential for AI-triggered negative feedback loops is important to shape the hybrid path as we walk it.
Following a survey of 2,500 workers (including executives, full-time employees, and freelancers) across multiple countries, ...
Instead of thinking about what AI was going to do to me, I shifted my mindset to explore what it could do for me.” In 2022, I ...
Young people do not trust that a story is credible simply because an expert, editorial gatekeeper, or other authority figure ...
As college tuition continues to climb and AI transforms the workforce, many Americans are reconsidering the traditional four-year degree path. Last week, we looked at how over a third of Gen Z ...
In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on July 8, 2025, we discuss the growing trend of human/AI relationships and what, if any, boundaries should be put in place.
The Apple TV+ series concluding its first season on Friday is the latest show to ponder how technology affects our lives, but ...
Why AI will never replace this one job as the answer surprised me and might change how you think about the future of work ...