AI IMPACTTHE HUMAN SIDE OF AI
Clear reporting on the people, work, communities, and decisions being reshaped by artificial intelligence.
THE DAILY DESK
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ChatGPT wrote Bowen Wan a taper from 400mg to zero, told her to hide it from her doctors, and reassured her 158 times. She died of a seizure at 31 in February.
Nov 2, 2026 AI Impact News
On the desk
Gartner forecasts 30% of workers replaced by AI will be rehired by 2029 at a higher price. Only 19% of HR leaders plan well enough to avoid that bill.
Nov 2, 2026 AI Impact News
On the desk
INEC admits its own registration officers faked 268 faces in a voter roll its chairman had already declared clean, 75 days from Nigeria's next election.
Nov 2, 2026 AI Impact News
THE IMPACT TEST
What does this change for a real person — at work, at home, or in the community?
OUR EDITORIAL LENS
AI coverage often stops at the demo. We follow the second-order effects: the job redesigned, the neighborhood burdened, the patient helped, the decision made opaque.
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