Artificial Intelligence
Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not
Mamadu Barry — a 28-year-old structural engineer and part-time Uber driver — was behind the wheel this past February when he first spotted the future, […]
How AI Sparked Workshop Underground’s Latest Jewelry Line
Workshop Underground owner Ben Luna admits to being an early adopter of AI technology. During downtime away from his Grad Hospital jewelry boutique — which […]
How I Discovered Philly’s Most Successful Cookbook Author Doesn’t Actually Exist
It’s Tuesday afternoon, close to the start of service, and I’m texting with Joe Cicala, chef of Cicala at the Divine Lorraine and someone who […]
Should We Trust AI? A Penn Expert Weighs In
As AI has become a part of our everyday lives, so has existential dread about where this whole “intelligent machines” thing will lead us. Rather […]
I Hosted a Podcast on Artificial Intelligence. Then My AI Doppelgänger Showed Up
Sometime in the winter of 2021, I went to check my long-neglected LinkedIn but couldn’t find my password. Rather than go through the rigamarole of […]
Philly’s AI Revolution: 16 Fascinating Ways Philadelphia Is Using Artificial Intelligence
Mere human intelligence? That’s for plebeians and Luddites. If it suddenly feels like we’re all augmenting our game with artificial intelligence — that’s because we […]
How Philly Learned to Love AI: Everything You Need to Know About Our Bot-Powered Future
Artificial intelligence is officially everywhere in Philly (including lots of places you’d never think to look). Here, everything you need to know about the brave […]
Five Really Smart Philadelphians Talk About What AI Can (and Can’t) Do
We ask five really smart local leaders about the capabilities of AI technology (and, for fun, their favorite work of science fiction). The Marketing Maven […]
Point/Counterpoint: Educators and Students Weigh in on ChatGPT
University-based instructors make the case for AI’s potential to level the educational playing field. Meanwhile, one Temple journalist argues that generative AI could defeat the […]
An A.I. Expert Came to Town and Said We’re All Going to Die
After speaking with many top artificial intelligence (AI) experts from all over the world, John Sherman believes humankind could be completely wiped out in two […]
Delco Funeral Home’s New AI App Just Wrote My Obituary in Mere Minutes
I’m not sure how many obituary writers are left in this world. But they’re now officially irrelevant, thanks to artificial intelligence. That’s what I learned […]