The Problem with “Emotional” AI
The story of human-robot relationships is nothing new. Isaac Asimov’s “I, Robot,” explored the ethics of day-to-day life with robots, William Gibson’s Necromancer delved into cyborg bodies and corporate greed, …
Artificial Intelligence
Apple Releases New AI Software on iPhones
On Oct. 28, 2024, Apple released a software update that centered around artificial intelligence for the iPhone. This personal intelligence system, Apple Intelligence, is designed to improve the customer’s experience …
Veto of SB 1047- What Could this Mean for Washington AI
From the job climate to the classroom, the effects of AI can be seen everywhere. It’s an incredibly useful tool, and many students are using ChatGPT to find information quickly …
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Harmful or Helpful?
When Bing introduced their first AI, the world could not help but think about the idea of a war against robots. While it is fun to believe, I don’t think …
Op-Ed: Engineers Who Betrayed Humanity: Will AI Completely Destroy the Job Market?
Deep down, whenever I think of AI, there’s a dreadful fear that I’m not needed anymore. Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of being an author and …
Op-Ed: Is America’s Public Education System Adequate for the Modern World?
The institution of public education is insurmountably important to American life. By 1918, school was mandatory for every child in the United States, irrevocably etched into the fabric of American …
OPINION: The Curse of Doing Too Well: How Hollywood’s Obsession with the Past Undermines Original Storytelling
On July 14, the contract ending between the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) marked the …
Google Faces Lawsuits Over Alleged Secret Harvesting of User Data to Build AI Products Post-Controversial Privacy Policy Update
On July 1, 2023, Google reported changes to its Privacy Policy. These changes allow the company to use public information on the Internet to improve their artificial intelligence. However, a …
OPINION: Is AI Devaluing the Humanities?
With the Writer’s Guild of America currently on strike, it sparks conversation on how we see the humanities and, inadvertently, how we value them. According to iSchoolConnect, “The humanities include …
Interview With Snapchat’s ‘My Ai’: Can It Replace Real Friendships?
As soon as Snapchat released “My AI” in late April, numerous users began leaving one-star reviews in the App Store directly related to this new update. One common complaint is …
OPINION: “Time Machine”: Could AI Enable Us to See the Future?
For decades, futurists have envisaged a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is so advanced that it can predict the future with unnerving precision. This vision may sound more like science …
Seattle Schools Ban AI Chatbot ChatGPT, But Could it Be a Helpful Learning Tool?
Seattle Public Schools has joined a growing number of school districts and universities that have banned ChatGPT. ChatGPT is an OpenAI-developed artificial intelligence chatbot fine-tuned for human interaction. April Murdock, …
OPINION: Is a Career in High-Tech Still Worth it in the Age of AI?
In recent years, the world has witnessed rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), which have reshaped various industries, including high-tech. These developments have spurred numerous discussions about the future of …
OPINION: Should AI Development Take Pause for Regulations?
With the rapid development of platforms like ChatGPT by OpenAI, a lot of conversation has centered around trying to figure out how to regulate artificial intelligence. The AI safety researcher …
OPINION: The Digital Matrix: How Social Media is Creating a Distorted Reality for Us All
As social media continues to dominate our lives, it is increasingly shaping our perception of reality. Numerous studies have shown that the brain often struggles to differentiate between fiction and …
OPINION: The Rise of Robots
In the past, robots were an enigma, a phenomenon that most people could not imagine being a part of their daily lives. Now, there are domestic, medical, industrial, entertaining, educational …
OPINION: AI Is Powering a New Type of Addiction
“I started using social media when I was 12 years old,” says Emily J., a Bellevue College student. “At first, it was just for fun. But it quickly became addictive. …
OPINION: Artificial Intelligence Still Poses More Potential Issues than Benefits
In the past decade, there have been a lot of technological advances in society. However, with all these advances, conversation about the cost and damages done by these same advances …