My accountant friend Mark looked genuinely worried when he texted me last week: “Just saw Altman’s latest interview. Should I be updating my resume?” It wasn’t the first time someone had asked me this question, but something about Mark’s concern felt different—more urgent, more real. Here’s a guy who’s been …
Three months ago, I asked ChatGPT to help me write a birthday message for my best friend. What I got back was so generic it could’ve been printed on a greeting card from 1995. “Wishing you happiness on your special day…” Seriously? That’s the best a super-intelligent AI could do? …
Last Tuesday, I watched my 74-year-old mother have a full conversation with her smart speaker about adjusting her medication schedule, while simultaneously using an AI app to identify a mysterious plant in her garden. She didn’t think twice about it—to her, she was just talking to “Alexa” and taking a …
My 8-year-old nephew asked me last week, “Uncle, how does AI know everything?” while playing with ChatGPT on my phone. I started to give him the standard explanation about algorithms and data, but then I realized something: I’d been using AI for months without really understanding how it works either. …
Last Tuesday, I watched my friend Sarah ask her AI assistant to plan her entire weekend trip to Goa. But here’s what blew my mind: the AI didn’t just suggest places to visit or restaurants to try. It actually booked her flights, reserved hotel rooms, made dinner reservations, added events …
Last week, I watched a video of my childhood hero, Robin Williams, delivering a heartfelt message about mental health awareness. For a moment, I forgot he passed away in 2014. The voice was perfect, the mannerisms spot-on, even that gentle sparkle in his eyes looked authentic. Then reality hit me …
Six months ago, I was that person staring at a blank Instagram post, cursor blinking mockingly, wondering how on earth people create such engaging content every single day. My posts looked like they were designed by someone who’d never seen the internet before—bland text on white backgrounds, stock photos that …