Artificial Intelligence
Why AI Agents Need a Personal Audit Log
An AI agent audit log can give users a clear record of automated actions, data access, decisions and…
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The Automation Tax: Why AI Shortcuts Can Create New Work
Automation can accelerate a task while adding work in review, exception handling, maintenance, documentation and accountability.
Future Tech
What Plants Can Teach Us About Distributed Intelligence
Plants have no brains, yet they sense, signal and adapt. Their biology offers a rigorous model for intelligence…
Artificial Intelligence
Why General-Purpose Robots Need a Theory of the Home
Home robots need more than vision and mobility: they must understand routines, permissions, uncertainty and social context.
Artificial Intelligence
The Science of Trusting a Robot in a Shared Space
People trust robots not because they look friendly, but because their movement, signals and limits are easy to…
Future Tech
How Spacecraft Navigate Without GPS
Beyond Earth, spacecraft use radio tracking, clocks, stars, cameras and onboard models to determine where they are and…
Apps & Software
Why Good Interfaces Make Room for Human Hesitation
Pauses, previews and undo functions are not obstacles to usability. They give people room to notice, reconsider and…
Digital Work
The Difference Between Automation and Delegation
Automation can execute work, but it cannot assume responsibility. Here is how to decide what software should—and should…
Artificial Intelligence
Why Memory Is the Hardest Feature to Get Right in AI Assistants
AI assistant memory can make tools more useful, but it also raises difficult questions about accuracy, consent, privacy…
Artificial Intelligence
The Case for AI Systems That Know When They Are Uncertain
AI uncertainty is not a weakness. Systems that abstain, explain limits and escalate cases can make better decisions.