artificial intelligence

The future of artificial intelligence.

AI Dilemma
AI is on our phones and computers and is used by governments. Over the last twenty years, its rise has been widespread. People have long asked whether we should trust this application. AI has made things easier for society, speeding up processes and improving results. However, the downside remains with machines that think for themselves. This has been the theme in movies such as Terminator. Now the world has machines that keep learning, but it is unclear whether a kill switch exists if they turn evil. Technology companies should investigate these issues to address the risks, but technology is still young, and there is much to study. AI is here and continues to grow as technology improves. Only time will tell the fate of this technology and its side effects.
By Sarah Danaherabout a month ago in Futurism
Set Your Mind to It. Top Story - September 2026.
Imagine that you want something so badly, that it hurts. Imagine that someone gives you the common advice, "If you set your mind to it, you can accomplish anything." But when they say it, it sticks. It clings to your mind, and you 'set your mind' and put in maximum effort.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabileabout a month ago in Futurism
The Scheduled Sky
Every morning in millions of kitchens worldwide, a quiet act of sorcery occurs. We fill a kettle, look toward a small plastic cylinder, and speak to it and the air around us: “Alexa, will it rain today?” Within a second, a synthetic, disembodied voice processes millions of data points from global satellites and what I assume are supercomputers to offer an hourly percentage of precipitation. We barely register this as technology. We just accept this ambient infrastructure.
By Alyson Smith about a month ago in Futurism
The Reverse Industrial Revolution
In my view, the real long-term transformation created by AI and robotics won't be widespread human unemployment, but a partial reversal of the economic order established by the Industrial Revolution over the last 200 years.
By Ercanabout a month ago in Futurism
Code Is Becoming Free: What’s Next for Big Tech?
A serious business application required programmers, designers, database engineers, system administrators, QA teams, project managers, security specialists and months — sometimes years — of development.
By Ercanabout a month ago in Futurism
Unplugged By AI?
She sits snuggling her blanket, sentimental content on tv Asking Siri about the weather and life’s deep complexities No need for books or conversation cause this months WiFi is free
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout a month ago in Futurism
The Ghost in My Machine. Honorable Mention in Already Here Challenge.
When I was a kid in the 1980s, computers were science fiction. They belonged in movies, laboratories, and the distant future. They were mysterious machines with blinking lights and glowing screens, operated by people who understood languages the rest of us didn’t speak. The idea that someday I would carry a computer around in my pocket would have sounded ridiculous.
By Ivy Roseabout a month ago in Futurism
LITTLE BLACK BOX
It’s a square. A simple black square with strange black blocks shoved inside of it, like Tetris. Like something out of a video game, it looks more 80’s than it does futuristic, yet we use them every day.
By Elizabeth Butlerabout a month ago in Futurism
Nutrition is Already Here. Runner-Up in Already Here Challenge.
AI is all around us and I believe we all know the capabilities, yet in my case there are only a handful of tools that I am using every day.
By Michael Owczarekabout a month ago in Futurism
Framing Connection. Runner-Up in Already Here Challenge. Top Story - August 2026.
A shutter man stopped dead, his eyes catching on us on uneven squared stones. Our fingers were clasped, wedged together, then loosened when he approached. A branch brushed the top of his hair; we looked away, shy, unsure, then turned back like a hinge oiled and swung. He was slightly hunched, shifting his posture as the leaves dipped toward him. A tremor crossed his face; the evening light had thinned. His eyes moved from ours to our hands, annoyed by the change he thought he had caused.
By Caitlin Charltonabout a month ago in Futurism
The Unassuming Companion on My Finger
I bought the ring during a phase when I convinced myself optimizing my sleep would fix everything wrong in my life. It came in a small white box that felt more like packaging for a piece of jewelry than a medical device, and honestly, that was part of the appeal. I slid it on, half expecting some dramatic wave of self-awareness, and instead spent the first week mostly annoyed that it kept vibrating to tell me I'd sat still too long. Three years later, I still wear it every day, and somewhere along the way it quietly rewired how I think about my own body, which feels like a strange thing to admit about a piece of titanium the size of a wedding band.
By Nolan Reedabout a month ago in Futurism
Communication With People is Preferable to Talking to Technology
What I once considered fantasy is now becoming a reality thanks to Artificial Intelligence. What I have seen play out in animation and sci-fi television programming is now here in real time. AI has the ability to have conversations.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a month ago in Futurism