The Conversation

How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

In 2022, the founders of chatbot startup Character.AI launched a platform where anyone could create interactive characters powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The app exploded, quickly growing to ...
The Economist

How the young use AI matters more than for how long

CONVENTIONAL WISDOM is forming quickly. Social-media use damages young people’s mental health and generative artificial intelligence is now eroding their ability to think. The anxiety is ...
The Conversation

More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good

K-12 teachers and students across the country are increasingly using AI in and out of classrooms, whether it is teachers turning to AI to refine lesson plans or students asking AI to help them ...
InfoWorld

Oracle rejects request it give up control of MySQL

But Oracle has promised to make development of the Community Edition of the database more transparent and inclusive, and to roll in features previously limited to commercial versions of the database.
The New York Times

Tell Us: How Are You Using A.I. for the Tasks of Daily Life?

We want to hear how artificial intelligence helps you with tasks like meal prep, translation and planning a trip. By Elie Levine See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de ...
Futurism

Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. In the ...
Android Police

Using my phone one-handed used to be awkward until I made these tweaks

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...
CNET

AI Data Centers: What to Know About Their Water and Energy Use

OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI's water concerns are "totally fake." The truth about AI's impact on natural resources is more complicated. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
AppleInsider

How to use more than one external monitor on MacBook Neo

The MacBook Neo supports only one external display, and doesn't have Thunderbolt, but you can still get more ports and more monitors from a dock. Here are some of our favorites. Users can add more ...
NBC News

What the polls say about how Americans are using AI

Americans are increasingly encountering and using artificial intelligence technologies like Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Most surveys now suggest more than two-thirds of ...