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You open an app to chat with your AI companion, then vent about your boss, your commute and your soggy lunch. The AI listens and validates your feelings without hesitation. It feels like the perfect partner.Yet there is a fundamental difference between\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-15T14:55:54-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/15\/2026-2:55pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"AI companions, once the stuff of science fiction, are now a multibillion-dollar industry. Can they be designed in a way that promotes human connection and improves human relationships? ","teaser":"Imagine coming home after a frustrating day. You open an app to chat with your AI companion, then vent about your boss, your commute and your soggy lunch. 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An interdisciplinary team from Arizona State University has created a new video game called Stella Astrum in which players manage stars and planets in a colorful galaxy. 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But after decades of making computer chips smaller and more powerful, the industry is reaching practical limits.The next leap forward may come from a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-20T10:00:13-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/20\/2026-10:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The next leap forward in semiconductors comes from a different approach known as advanced packaging \u2014 combining multiple specialized little chips, or \u201cchiplets,\u201d into a single package that delivers greater performance while using less space and energy. 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While the bad guys seem to hold the advantage for now, we can turn the balance in the good guys\u2019 favor by investing in better, AI-supported cybersecurity practices.That\u2019\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-26T14:41:37-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/26\/2026-2:41pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"While AI can help launch cyberattacks, it also presents opportunities to enhance our cyber defenses. ASU expert Nadya Bliss shares takeaways from her new report on the future of AI and cybersecurity.","teaser":"Artificial intelligence is changing cybersecurity. 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