OPINION: What are your feelings on AI?

May 19-Artificial intelligence can help you make a spreadsheet or choose which pair of shoes to buy. It can chat with you when you're lonely or talk you through your math homework. It can help you create a funny meme. Or plan a cyberattack. Or amplify messages of self-harm. Or track your movements through synced camera networks. Financial institutions might use it to deny you a loan. Some courts use it to deny you bail. The military uses it to help select strike targets. AI could free you to do more creative work by taking over boring, repetitive parts of your job. It might also eliminate your job. From deepfake videos to medical diagnoses, artificial intelligence is a powerful tool, one that - if you believe the hype - may be on the brink of changing everything. We'd like to know: What are your hopes and fears for artificial intelligence? Scroll down to share your thoughts with us. Please keep your submissions under 300 words. Here are some prompts to help you dig deeper - don't feel you need to answer them all, just whichever feel relevant to you: - How do you see AI changing your work life? What tasks does it make easier for you? - What feels risky about it? - How do you imagine your profession might look after 10 more years of AI growth? - Do you use chatbots? Would you let your children use them? - Are there spheres where stronger guardrails are needed - politics, finances, mental health therapy, the arts? - What do you wish AI technology could do?

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This story was originally published May 19, 2026 at 8:52 AM.