Meghana Indurti writing for The New Yorker on our optimized, convenient lives:

During the drive, I instruct my A.I. assistant to send custom responses to all my friends’ and family members’ text messages. Some of them text back right away with laughing emojis. I guess my A.I. has learned to emulate my sense of humor. I smile, knowing how much time I must have saved today, unlike my ancestors who had to engage in the hours-long, monotonous task of corresponding with their loved ones.

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In 2026 we’re going to see incredible advances in AI and also incredible pushback.