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Sundar Subramanian Sundar Subramanian
Updated on November 27, 2025

If the AI Bubble Bursts, Here’s How to Protect Your Company

The AI spending boom has raised fears that the technology may present a bubble, but smart companies can avoid the biggest risks.

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Avi Chai Outmezguine Avi Chai Outmezguine
Updated on November 20, 2025

AI Promises Equality. It Delivers Erasure.

AI is a cutting-edge technology, but it raises an old paradox. Our expert thinks through the challenges.

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Frank Erler Frank Erler
Updated on November 10, 2025

AI Is Changing How We Think About the Digital World

AI is changing the way users engage with information. Design principles will inevitably follow suit.

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Yvette Schmitter Yvette Schmitter
Updated on November 07, 2025

What Will Happen When the AI Bubble Bursts?

The largest players in the AI business are ignoring the lessons of the 1929 stock market crash. The damage could be catastrophic.

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Deane Barker Deane Barker
Updated on November 03, 2025

Is AI Changing the Way Our Brains Process Information?

The capacity of AI systems to deliver information instantly and without friction may radically change our cognition.

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Olosunde Kehinde Ademola Olosunde Kehinde Ademola
Updated on October 28, 2025

AI Has the Potential to Transform Accessibility. Why Hasn’t It?

AI is transforming everyday life, but it too often leaves out people with disabilities who could really gain from the technology. Here’s why AI has missed the mark with accessibility.

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Margo Steines Margo Steines
Updated on October 27, 2025

22 Companies That Help the Environment

Companies that help the environment make sustainable practices and goals part of their core mission.

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Margo Steines Margo Steines
Updated on October 21, 2025

62 Companies That Prioritize Corporate Social Responsibility

These companies are proactively working to make a positive impact on society.

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Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders
Updated on October 21, 2025

7 Principles for AI That Will Protect Democracy

In this book excerpt, our experts outline how AI development can prevent the erosion of democratic norms.

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Ken Jon Miyachi Ken Jon Miyachi
Updated on October 20, 2025

Deepfakes Are About to Break the Social Contract

Increasingly sophisticated synthetic media threatens to destroy our shared social reality. Here’s how we can stop the rupture.

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