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From Me To You . . . August 2025
There are moments in history we look back on as monumental; for example, the invention of the motor car, the computer, and the internet. Each transformed life as we knew it. Now, we’re living through another one: the rise of artificial intelligence.
AI used to sound like something from a sci-fi movie - flying cars, talking robots, maybe a rogue system trying to destroy humanity! Instead, it’s helping you choose socks and reminding you to water your plants.
Chances are you’ve got a virtual assistant like Siri or Alexa, always listening, occasionally helpful, and
somehow eerily aware when you’re hungry. Mention tacos once, and suddenly you’re drowning in ads for tortilla warmer ads. At work, AI is that overachieving coworker who never takes a break. It drafts emails, schedules meetings (even the ones you don’t want), and tracks productivity. Yes, it probably even knows you’ve been working from the couch in your pajamas.
But before we welcome our robot overlords, let’s talk trade-offs. AI is smart, but it’s also nosy, biased, and indifferent to your job security. If AI were a person, it’d be that one party guest asking invasive questions, taking mental notes, and quietly selling your answers to mega-corporations.
Still, AI isn’t going anywhere. Like glitter, once it’s in your life, it’s everywhere: your car, fridge, playlist, and even your dreams - especially if you binge-watched too much Black Mirror. The real question now is: how do we live with it without letting it run the place? Because, whether we like it or not, we’re living through another one of those monumental moments - the kind that future generations will read about in digital textbooks written by AI, edited by AI, and probably read aloud by an AI narrator with a soothing British accent. Just like the car changed the way we move, and the internet changed the way we connect, AI is quietly changing the way we live. We don’t have flying cars (yet), but hey... at least you’ll never run out of tacos!
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Catherine Uretsky
Editor in Chief, Estrella Publishing