AI gets a bad rap for wanting to steal our jobs or launch the nukes.

We’ve been conditioned by movies to expect chrome skeletons (at least those of us GenX folks).

However, some of the best uses for this technology have nothing to do with productivity and everything to do with presence.

"Curiosity is the engine of achievement." — Ken Robinson

We contain multitudes.

You can love a high-end AI tool and a quiet walk in the woods at the same time.

These apps don't replace the experience of nature, but can help to enhance it.

• Seek turns your camera into a botany degree.

• Merlin turns your ears into a microphone for the wild.

• Curiosity turns a boring commute into a mini-adventure.

Take some time to explore the tools that uncover worlds you usually walk right past.

Not every algorithm is out to get you; some just want to tell you that’s a Gerber Daisy.

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