Fifteen years ago, being 'computer literate' meant you could navigate Windows or macOS with ease, troubleshoot a printer jam, and perhaps install new software without calling tech support. In 2025, that definition feels outdated. Today's digital workplace runs on applications, mobile devices, and increasingly, AI-powered platforms that handle much of the complexity behind the scenes. How to effectively and efficiently use the array of technologies businesses now employ, has become critical.
Amid the clanging sounds of construction from outside, some of New York City's most ambitious AI adopters aged 60 and over made their way into a 10:15 a.m. class, equipped with notepads and the occasional walker. The Tuesday Intro to Chatting with AI class run by Senior Planet, an AARP subsidiary, had about 20 people. Most had at least some exposure to AI. Some came to learn how to apply AI at their jobs. Others wanted to go neck-and-neck with their grandchildren on ChatGPT.
While headlines have focused on the gap between the 31 percent with no plans for adoption and everyone else, the more pressing concern might be the 43 percent just winging it.
Already popular in the South and parts of the Southwest, heat pumps are now making headway in Chicago and other subzero cities, thanks to better cold-weather technology developed in Europe and Asia, as well as concerns about climate change and financial incentives from utilities and the federal government.