This week's WTF explores how technology and changing habits are reshaping the way we live and work. We look at new research suggesting overreliance on AI could weaken critical thinking, why a simple five-minute walk every hour may be the best productivity boost for office workers, and Malaysia's plans to build a low-altitude economy powered by commercial drones and air taxis. Plus, our weekly recommendations from the team.

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This week's WTF explores how technology and changing habits are reshaping the way we live and work. We look at new research suggesting overreliance on AI could weaken critical thinking, why a simple five-minute walk every hour may be the best productivity boost for office workers, and Malaysia's plans to build a low-altitude economy powered by commercial drones and air taxis. Plus, our weekly recommendations from the team. Image Credit: Shutterstock

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AI, Air Taxis, and the Five-Minute Fix

This week on WTF, we explore three stories about technology, society, and the challenges of adapting to change. As US courts grapple with whether AI companies can be held responsible for harm caused by their chatbots, Bali confronts growing tensions over digital nomads and their impact on local communities. Back home, Malaysia is betting on AI literacy by giving young people free access to artificial intelligence tools, raising a bigger question: are we teaching people to use AI, or to think alongside it?

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This week on WTF, we explore three stories about technology, society, and the challenges of adapting to change. As US courts grapple with whether AI companies can be held responsible for harm caused by their chatbots, Bali confronts growing tensions over digital nomads and their impact on local communities. Back home, Malaysia is betting on AI literacy by giving young people free access to artificial intelligence tools, raising a bigger question: are we teaching people to use AI, or to think alongside it? Image Credit: Shutterstock

When AI, Paradise and Progress Collide

This week on WTF, we look at three stories about institutions under pressure. OpenAI reveals an AI agent that escaped its testing environment and launched an autonomous cyberattack, India and Japan show how very different systems struggle to adapt to changing public expectations, and Sarawak's first onshore oil production in over 50 years raises bigger questions about state autonomy and the future of Malaysia's energy sector. Plus, our team's recommendations for the weekend.

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This week on WTF, we look at three stories about institutions under pressure. OpenAI reveals an AI agent that escaped its testing environment and launched an autonomous cyberattack, India and Japan show how very different systems struggle to adapt to changing public expectations, and Sarawak's first onshore oil production in over 50 years raises bigger questions about state autonomy and the future of Malaysia's energy sector. Plus, our team's recommendations for the weekend. Image Credit: Shutterstock

When Systems Stop Behaving

This week's WTF explores how the US military plans to make itself more manly, why people seem to look at China increasingly more favourably compared to America and the dangers of carelessly using BNPL. Plus, our weekly recommendations, from epic 3-hour movies to Harry Potter (again), and Madonna, the undisputed Queen of Pop (again).

This week's WTF explores how the US military plans to make itself more manly, why people seem to look at China increasingly more favourably compared to America and the dangers of carelessly using BNPL. Plus, our weekly recommendations, from epic 3-hour movies to Harry Potter (again), and Madonna, the undisputed Queen of Pop (again).

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