AI is changing the way we think. The question is whether we’ll notice in time
What was announced
Artificial intelligence promises to make life easier. With a few keystrokes, it can write emails, summarize reports, generate ideas and answer complex questions in seconds. For many people, it feels like a technological leap on par with the arrival of the internet itself.
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- Original: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168704
- Published 2026-10-29 12:00:00 UTC
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