After years of blissful indifference, finally I’m scared of AI. I’ve been complacent, slept soundly beside my husband as he stares and mutters, sleepless with anxiety about robots. But now I’m frightened too. What happened was this.
The sound of a person you love goes straight to your heart. You respond instinctively and emotionally
A few weeks ago a friend received a phone call from her son, who lives in another part of the country.

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