AI and AI
17 long-form articles on ai and artificial intelligence by Sahir Maharaj, Lead Data Scientist and Microsoft MVP. Practical, research-grounded essays on how AI is changing ai.
The Hidden Cost of Asking AI Anything
Every prompt has a power bill. The carbon and water cost behind every AI answer.
AI That Kills: Who Gave Them Permission?
Lethal autonomous weapons are no longer science fiction. The accountability gap is terrifying.
Are We Outsourcing Too Much to AI?
AI is becoming the invisible layer between the thought we have and the action we take.
The Internet Is Getting Crowded With AI
When every answer sounds fluent, fluency stops being a signal of quality.
The AI That Watches You Sleep
Sleep scores, biometric reports, and what happens when rest becomes another performance review.
The Rise of AI Companions
Millions are forming real emotional bonds with software. Is that connection, or substitution?
When AI Watches Over Animals Instead of People
Camera traps, acoustic sensors, and a quieter revolution in conservation.
The New Hollywood Driven by AI
How AI is rewriting what it means to make, share, and trust a story.
Privacy in AI: How Much Is Too Much?
The fine line between personalization that helps and personalization that watches.
The Employee That Never Sleeps
What leadership looks like when part of your team is an algorithm.
Your AI Works 24/7. Do You Have To?
AI made us faster. It also quietly raised the bar for what 'normal' work looks like.
Can AI Hold Space for You?
What AI mental health tools actually do - and where they quietly fall short.
What Happens When AI Decides Your Career
Inside the algorithms quietly sorting, ranking, and rejecting job candidates.
Can AI Save the Planet It's Helping to Destroy?
The uncomfortable, two-sided story of AI and climate change.
When AI Can Sound Like Your Favorite Artist
The voice cloning debate nobody in music wanted to have.
AI in Medical Diagnosis Is Getting Eerily Good
What it means when an algorithm spots what the doctor missed.
Can AI Really Understand How You Feel?
AI mental health apps are quietly everywhere. Is that a breakthrough, or a problem?