A global survey of Quartz readers has found that 79% of people are very or somewhat familiar with AI technology. But while they're than happy for it to lend a helping hand with their health, finances, or shopping, they’re not willing to give it control over their everyday decisions.

We’re now constantly connected – the average person checks their phone 150 times a day – but it’s an unwanted burden for many. Canvas8 spoke with cyborg anthropologist Amber Case, author of Calm Technology, to understand the importance of designing tech that respects people’s limited attention.

People are nervous about emerging technologies, yet 63% of people don’t realise they already using AI every day. Canvas8 spoke with Alex Salkever, co-author of The Driver in the Driverless Car and VP of communications at Mozilla, to understand how we can rethink AI's presence in our lives.

Sometimes words aren’t enough – and in those instances, there are emojis. These wildly popular graphics are often used as a shortcut to convey emotion. Acknowledging how use of language is skewing towards what’s more pictorial, Apple’s iOS 10 update offers predictive emoji texting.