Apr 23, 2026
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I’m pretty sure that nearly every adult and teen and many young children who use AI services like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Alexa+ or Meta AI know they’re interacting with a machine rather than a human....
Feb 1, 2026
What is Generative AI? Generative AI (GAI) is a branch of artificial intelligence that automates original content generation. It can write essays, poems, song lyrics, articles and scripts. It can draw images and cartoons, create videos, answer questions, write...
May 9, 2024
Jul 17, 2025
by Larry Magid In late June, leaders from governments, tech companies, nonprofits, and academia gathered at the United Nation’s Internet Governance Forum in Lillestrøm Norway to talk about a broad range of internet related issues, including risks of artificial...
Feb 18, 2025
By Tarunya Dharmarajan Tarunya is a member of ConnectSafely’s Youth Advisory Council. “Create schedule with my to-do list,” “Edit this email,” and “Explain a binomial distribution to me like I’m 5” are all things I’ve recently asked from the latest and greatest in...
Jan 30, 2025
By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News By now, there is a good chance that you’ve heard of DeepSeek, the generative AI app from a Chinese company that’s competing with the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Meta AI. But a big...
