Being Human

  1. Artificial Intelligence

    Struggling with a hard life choice? AI future selves have tips

    A chat with aged avatars of future selves can guide people paralyzed by tough decisions. The question is what information to feed the bots.

    By Sujata Gupta
  2. Science & Society

    Remote workers feel isolated. Back-to-office mandates are not a fix

    Making social connection part of job design, whether people work remotely, hybrid or in-person, is key to supporting employees‘ well-being.

    By Sujata Gupta
  3. Science & Society

    AI can take the friction out of life, but some effort can be good

    Technologies, including chatbots, promise to make life easier. But removing the friction, or effort involved in thinking, has costs.