Electricity bills are climbing nationwide, rising faster than inflation in many places. The explosive growth of AI and the massive data centers behind it are driving demand and straining the grid. To ...

The artist discusses touring with Tina Turner, what he learned from Marvin Gaye, and the “most important note” to hit—in music and in life.

Was your kid’s report card written by a chatbot?

Psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health providers are scrambling to understand the emerging phenomenon of "AI psychosis."

A major report on modernizing the education system in Newfoundland and Labrador is peppered with fake sources some educators say were likely fabricated by generative artificial intelligence.

OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week

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My week with Moflin, Casio's first AI-powered companion robot.

The National Privacy Commission of the Philippines has ordered Tools for Humanity to halt all data processing operations in the country.

I’m rapidly running out of body parts to do my job.

Like a fool, I used to resist, but no more. In the past, I railed against the rise of AI. I preached small-minded sermons to students who had to si...

"We need actual committed educators who are not the bible salesman version of AI at the front of the room," said Harvard professor Alex Green.

As they become increasingly isolated, people are treating AI chatbots as friends and even lovers. We have to fix the broken society that made this possible.

In today’s uncertain economy, leaders must navigate the delicate task of delivering bad news, such as layoffs or project cancellations, with empathy and transparency. Robert Sutton’s framework, origin...

The challenge of our time is to recover what we have lost: in nature, and in our communities.

Technological advances will bring social upheaval. How will we treat digital minds, and how will they treat us?

When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.

Last week I spoke with some of my colleagues about the “challenges” posed by generative AI to our teaching. As anyone who follows me on Bluesky — or followed me on Twitter, prior …

Bob McDonald’s Blog: Recent studies show that using chatbots like ChatGPT may get us information faster than ever before, but we’re not gaining much knowledge by using it.

On this page are some resources for Critical AI Literacy (CAIL) from my perspective.

Educators across the country are bringing chatbots into their lesson plans. Will it help kids learn or is it just another doomed ed-tech fad?