Life goes on, sort of, without AI

Author AJ Jacobs using a paper map and a landline phone in New York. AI is everywhere, as Jacobs learnt the hard way while making as little contact as possible with machine learning and generative artificial intelligence. — Amir Hamja/The New York Times

WHEN I decided to live without artificial intelligence for 48 hours, I figured it would affect some parts of my routine.

I knew I wouldn’t be able to watch Netflix-recommended documentaries or read marketing emails written by bots, for instance. That I could deal with.