The Dark Side of Technological Progress

Takeaway: Media consumption is evolving alongside technological advances like artificial intelligence (AI). While we generally embrace progress, we have to also be aware of the downsides of some forms of technology. There is a dark side to AI’s capability when it is used in promoting fake news.

The dark side of technology was among the topics explored at NYC Media Lab’s second Machines + Media conference, which was sponsored and hosted by Bloomberg at its global headquarters in the city on May 15. Though some of the sessions were more about looking at what tech is currently available to media, even those brought up the shadow of manipulation and misinformation.

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What tech can do for your teeth

Have you been to your dentist lately? If so, you may have noticed that the office has some new machines that are transforming traditional dentistry. Tech-savvy dentists are adding 3D imaging systems that let them create custom caps for their patients in a single visit. Those of us who have had caps done years ago can appreciate the difference between the experience then and now.

When I had to get a tooth capped seven years ago, I had to schedule two dental visits a couple of weeks apart. During my first appointment, I had to have an impression made to serve as the mold for a cap to be created in a lab. I also got a temporary cap that had to last until the real cap arrived and could be cemented into my mouth. My dentists favored a particular lab in California, so the cap took close to two weeks to arrive. Once it was at the office, I was able to come in for my second session. The temporary was removed, and the final cap was installed.

What a difference a few years can make!
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Technology You Can Sink Your Teeth Into