ANNA MARIE PABELLON
Cognitive technology has been developing increasingly “human” capabilities that impress real people, but despite eliciting “oohs” and “aahs” from admirers, this new tech has also created a palpable sense of wariness, maybe even dread, as it takes on more and more functions that used to be the sole province of humans. Some of the fears are warranted, for sure. But some may be premature, while other concerns may be altogether baseless.