Can AI make us healthier, happier, better? That's the question on everyone's minds these days. If engineers continue to program AI to take away our jobs and our need to utilize our capacity for deductive reasoning and common sense, then the answer is clearly NO. Human beings thrive on being challenged. It develops will, intelligence, adaptability whether we recognize that fact or not.

Can AI make us healthier, happier, better? If engineers continue to program AI to take away our jobs and our need to utilize our capacity for deductive reasoning and common sense, then the answer is clearly NO. Human beings thrive on being challenged. It develops will, intelligence, adaptability whether we recognize that fact or not. On the other hand, with upsurge in health tech that uses AI to monitor our health systems and our sleep, the answer is YES.

Can AI make us healthier, happier, better? If engineers continue to program AI to take away our jobs and our need to utilize our capacity for deductive reasoning and common sense, then the answer is clearly NO. Human beings thrive on being challenged. It develops will, intelligence, adaptability whether we recognize that fact or not. On the other hand, with upsurge in health tech that uses AI to monitor our health systems and our sleep, the answer is YES.

A few weeks back, while out with some colleagues, a notification flashed up on my phone's screen. I had a new Tinder match. Disinterested, I stowed my phone and looked up to see my colleague Maya's eyes glimmering with excitement. Bemused, I handed her my phone so she could take over my Tinder and Bumble. Up until now, my foray into the realm of online dating had been nothing short of a disappointment. It's over before it's even begun.