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Different doors, different levels of access. When ChatGPT launched it was free. Free. AI, the subject of science fiction, freely available to a global audience. It seemed almost too good to be true. We were so busy marveling at the freeness that we didn't ask how long it would last. But this was short-lived. Soon, the pricing models appeared. Free remained, but it was joined by Plus and Pro subscriptions. And with the subscriptions came the differentiation. There aren't three

An apple a day, or an AI conversation a day? Good health is the most coveted asset among humans. We are not strangers to common sayings like “health is wealth” or “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” That universal desire hasn’t gone unnoticed. AI companies have made a tremendous bet by investing heavily to integrate themselves into the U.S. healthcare system. But why? Is this an exercise in preventive medicine or an exercise in data integration? Will an AI health conversa

How do you know that grass is green? Or that elephants exist? If you've never seen grass or an elephant with your own eyes, do you "know" how they look? When my daughter was 3 or 4, we would grow white strawberries in hydroponics. Her teacher asked her to draw strawberries. She drew white ones with little red dots. The teacher said, "How creative." I looked over and thought, she doesn't know that white strawberries exist. Generative AI is built on probability. To an AI, a str

AI. Artificial intelligence. What is it? What is its purpose? While the media debates its economic impact and venture capitalists ask if it's worth the investment, few have stopped to ask what AI means in the world of the living. In the material world, mankind survives not only on intellect but on its interaction with the physical world. We move about. We react to the world and we change it. When we're hungry, we eat. If time permits and we wish to cook, we do so physically w

What happens when cultural icons can legally be replicated with AI tools? Old Icon, New Tools: An AI-generated interpretation of the public domain 1928 Mickey Mouse (no gloves, simple eyes). The original version of the character known today as Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 when he appeared in Disney's Steamboat Willie. The cover image for this article was generated with AI and is in the likeness of the 1928 version. Mickey remains in black and white while the AI-generated

When there's only one class, where does ambition go? First Class and the Illusion of Scarcity I was recently booking a flight and paused. If the airplane only makes one trip and all passengers arrive at the same time, why do we have tiers of seats from Economy to First Class? Our society is built on scarcity and powered by money. With enough money, a person can buy a First Class ticket and sit in an arguably more comfortable seat. Like many other people, I don’t really need t