A new book argues that the first generation to go through puberty connected to their smartphones have had their brains rewired for depression and anxiety.
Avoiding iffy downloads is no longer enough to ensure this doesn’t happen.
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Modern web browsers are increasingly becoming like virtual computers, able to send email and play music and videos. The downside is it’s a new way for hackers to get into your computer.
There is no shortage of horror stories about online shaming, but it’s not always a bad thing. It comes down to who is doing the shaming and how cohesive the online community is.
Can today’s educational technology deliver on its promise?
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AI has the potential to diminish the human experience in several ways. One particularly concerning threat is to the ability to make thoughtful decisions.
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From an economic development perspective, the highly skewed nature of AI activity in the US is likely to create large pools of high-skilled workers in some regions while leaving other regions behind.
Our minds are buffeted by all kinds of influences, though some seem more menacing than others.
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Brain-computer interfaces may present threats to cognitive liberty. But with or without them, we often overestimate how independent our own minds are, an ethicist writes.
Maybe you have a drawer in your house that looks like this?
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