It wasn’t too long ago that talking to a computer and having it not only understand, but speak back, was confined to the realm of science fiction, like that of the shipboard computers of Star Trek.

At the core of all human interaction is communication. But over the past four years, a fundamental shift has snuck up on us. After the introduction of ChatGPT ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Combining computing ...