Big Smile, No Teeth: Is AI leading us towards a 'Wall-E' future?


Without their technology, the humans on 'Wall-E' are completely helpless. Is AI leading us towards a similar future? Are we losing the ability to think for ourselves, create things from scratch? This is the columnist's big fear with the technology. — Screenshot from Wall-E

If you’ve been reading this column with any regularity, you probably think I lean on using artificial intelligence (AI) a little too much.

And you’re absolutely right!

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