First, AI took over digital art. Now, it’s taking over auction houses. With Christie’s latest AI art sale crossing $728,000, the real question isn’t “Is AI art valuable?” but rather, “Who truly owns creativity in the age of algorithms?”
Read MoreIt starts with robots learning to stand up after a fall. Next, they’re outrunning us. Then, they’re outsmarting us. Are we helping machines become more resilient than we are?
Read MoreAI is like that one coworker who nods along but forgets everything after the meeting. Large language models don’t “learn” the way humans do; they predict, mimic, and regurgitate.
Read MoreAI is helping Singapore manage its rapidly aging population, but let’s be honest, do we really want our golden years monitored by a chatbot that thinks coughing patterns determine our life expectancy?
Read MoreAI isn’t coming, it’s already here, writing job postings, handling consumer complaints, and even helping thrift stores price old sneakers. The question isn’t whether we can use AI, but whether we should rely on it for everything.
Read MoreAI isn’t just eating jobs, it’s about to wreck the economy before it even does the work. The mere expectation of AI-driven automation could spike interest rates, gut wages, and trigger an economic crisis. Welcome to the AI paradox.
Read MoreFacebook was supposed to connect real people. Instead, it’s flooding feeds with AI-generated centenarians, weeping over their self-pitying cakes. This isn’t the future of social media, it’s a synthetic circus.
Read MoreYour phone isn’t just stealing your time, it’s hacking your brain. And no, a weekly “Screen Time” report won’t fix it. If you really want to use your phone less, there’s only one solution: make it too dull to bother with.
Read MoreRemember when Google helped you find information instead of deciding for you? That era might be over. AI Mode is here, and it’s not just answering your questions, it’s replacing search itself.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers the need for a gestalt shift as AI evolves from tool to puppet master, predicting, manipulating, and even cheating its way forward. From VR dining to digital slavery, the question isn’t just what AI can do, but who it’s turning us into. Are we still in control?
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