Falling birth rates and smartphones: a technology as malevolent as AI? (opens in new tab)

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Om Gupta, writing for India Today: The researchers believe smartphones fundamentally changed how young people interact with each other. More time shifted online, while face-to-face socialising declined. According to the study, this reduction in in-person interaction may have contributed to lower fertility rates. The pattern appears to extend beyond just the US and UK. Financial […]

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