Brain-computer interface technology can benefit people with disabilities by restoring mobility and communication. The University of Washington’s Sara Goering says it also allows potentially monetizable access to the center of our thoughts and feelings.

Rory Kozoll, senior vice president of product integrity at Tinder, is comfortable with people using the new tech if it helps them express themselves and form connections.

So far, artificial intelligence isn’t known for its wit, but some researchers think of its evolving ability to comprehend comedy as the final frontier of development. University College Dublin’s Tony Veale explains why.

Alex Engler of the Brookings Institution says the U.S. might consider regulating how artificial intelligence is used rather than the technology as a whole.

Amazon has agreed to pay more than $30 million in fines and take corrective measures over allegations that its Ring and Alexa devices collected and misused user data.

In the wake of the shift to working at home, many cities want to transform depopulated buildings into residences. Steven Paynter of Gensler is helping to automate the assessment of each property’s livability and cost-effectiveness.

Artists like Remie Michelle Clarke rely on small jobs. The AI boom is making it easier for companies to outsource that work to machines.

After the surgeon general’s advisory, Mitch Prinstein of the American Psychological Association discusses social media’s far-reaching effects on young people’s identity, relationships, sleep and more. There are numerous risks, but the connectedness it offers can also provide support.

Generative artificial intelligence may help some people work better and faster, but possibly not enough to compete with the technology itself. “If we produce these machines of mind,” economist Anton Korinek asks, “will there be something left that only humans can do?”