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Is AI on the Autism Spectrum?

Some people are spotting similarities between generative AI and autism spectrum traits—pattern-matching, rigid rules, overwhelming sensory input, and difficulty with ambiguity. The piece doesn’t say AI is autistic but argues that seeing where they overlap helps us call out what AI can’t approximate: empathy, self-awareness, and improvisation. 

AI Dead-Bots: Can You Live Forever Digitally?

Companies are creating AI “dead-bots” that mimic your voice, face, mannerisms after you're gone. Meant to help with grief, these digital afterlives also open doors to commercialization, identity distortion, and legal murkiness. How do we draw lines around what’s ethical — and what’s just creepy? 

Dating AI Over Being Alone to Cut Costs?

A survey by AI companion company Joi found 28% of men said they’d rather date an AI than be single—if being in an AI “relationship” saves money. Rising living costs, inflation, and the financial burden of human dating are pushing some to consider digital companionship. 

Small Businesses Leaning Hard Into AI to Stay in the Game

Nearly 60% of small businesses now use AI in their operations—twice as many as in 2023. Tech helps them hedge inflation, stabilize supply chains, and access capital. Most say if they couldn’t use new tech, growth, outreach, and profits would take a hit.

Teachers Warn: AI Is Fueling Classroom Cheating

Teachers are raising alarms that students are using AI tools like ChatGPT and writing bots to cheat on assignments and tests. The concern: as AI gets smarter, it’s harder to tell what’s real work vs. bot-generated, risking learning loss and trust breakdowns in education. 

AI “Boom” = Uneven Growth

Anthropic’s latest Economic Index shows AI use is growing—fast—but only in pockets. Wealthy countries and states (like California, Utah, D.C.) are seeing heavy adoption, while many emerging economies lag. As automation climbs, so does the risk of deepening economic inequality. 

Oklahoma Eyes AI to Track Parolees & ProbationersOklahoma is considering using Absolute ID, an AI-powered platform by Global Accountability, to monitor people on parole and probation via facial/fingerprint scans, phones or smartwatches. For ~300 parolees, it can flag things like missing check-ins, dying devices, or wandering off limits. The one-year pilot is projected at $2M.

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