This week on Tech Pulse, we narrate 3 articles spanning workplace automation, human cognition, and the sharing economy.
Administrative assistants have watched their profession shrink for two decades, and artificial intelligence threatens to speed the decline. But many are turning the technology into an advantage, reclaiming hours once lost to note-taking.
New research suggests leaning on AI can erode the skills it's meant to support, a pattern researchers call cognitive surrender. Consultants, students, and professionals show the same trend: sharper results with AI, then a drop once it's gone.
A backyard pool is becoming the summer's hottest rental commodity, as homeowners open theirs to strangers for a fee. One Alabama pool draws over a thousand guests a year, and regulators are sorting out who's liable when things go wrong.
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