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Last spring, a Wharton professor, Shiri Melumad, gave 250 people a simple task: write advice to a friend on living a healthier lifestyle. Half of them used AI-generated summaries . The others used good old-fashioned Google Search . The difference? Massive. The AI group’s answers were painfully generic: “eat healthy,” “drink water,” “get sleep.”The search group, meanwhile, shared nuanced advice about physical, mental, and emotional wellness, actual insight, not copy-paste moti

“What did you do this weekend?” That question used to be simple. But lately, when someone asks, a lot of us draw a blank. We can remember what our friends, influencers, and even strangers did, but not what we actually did. You might forget that beach hike or the night you laughed over sushi with a friend. But you will  remember that your old classmate went to Bali, your favorite creator got engaged, and a stranger’s toddler fed penguins at SeaWorld. It’s wild, and a little un

In 2025, it’s normal to scroll through videos of protests, see headlines about tragedy, or get pulled into threads about loss and trauma,...