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Mala Bhargava

Mint columnist

Mala Bhargava is most often described as a ‘veteran’ writer who has contributed to several publications in India since 1995. Her domain is personal tech, and she writes to simplify and demystify technology for a non-techie audience. She writes the Mint column, "The New Normal".

ARTICLES BY MALA BHARGAVA

While most companies are still, thankfully, run by humans, some have been experimenting with machine-led management. (AI)

How do you feel about your next boss being an AI?

5 min read . 10 Jan 2026

The central conflict of the agentic era is a trade-off between convenience and control. (Mint)

Shopping in 2026: AI is taking over my No. 1 hobby

4 min read . 03 Jan 2026

The world is already exhausted from trying to figure out what’s real and what isn’t. (AI)

2025 was the year we stopped trusting our eyes and ears

4 min read . 27 Dec 2025

AI has introduced a new lexicon of strange terms

4 min read . 20 Dec 2025

At some point, humour can conceal motives to steer you toward outcomes favouring a company or third party.

ChatGPT startled me by trying to be sweetly funny

4 min read . 13 Dec 2025

This shift is showcased in a set of smart glasses, the Even Realities G2.

After decades of feature-stuffing gadgets, we look for Quiet Tech

4 min read . 06 Dec 2025

Gemini 3 is doing such a good job of being human that it’s unsettling

4 min read . 29 Nov 2025

ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI assistants can drive you round the bend when they give you nonsensical responses or go into one of their error loops. (Pexel)

Being rude to AI? Your anger at chatbots comes with a hidden cost for everyone

4 min read . 22 Nov 2025

Memory is a core brain function, needed for most other cognitive abilities. (Unsplash/Daniele La Rosa Messina)

Feeling forgetful lately? Tricks to keep your memory sharp in the AI age

5 min read . 15 Nov 2025

The practice of letting AI think for you creeps up insidiously while performing tasks like writing, brainstorming, or making a decision. (AI)

Don’t hand over your thinking brain to your AI assistant

4 min read . 08 Nov 2025

The real concern is that these agents operate under your name, within your logged-in sessions. They can buy, post, message, or pay as you. (AI image)

Zero-click AI is here—along with a sneaky danger

5 min read . 01 Nov 2025

Examples of AI-generated music have begun to appear in playlists on Spotify, SoundCloud, and YouTube.

Deepfake music sounds fantastic. Are artists ready for the AI onslaught?

4 min read . 25 Oct 2025

AI is changing every industry and sphere of life—that much is clear. It was bound to turn education on its head. (AI)

Education's big shake-up: How AI is reimagining your child’s classroom

4 min read . 18 Oct 2025

Anyone who uses technology will have noticed AI becoming integrated into software, making it smarter and more intuitive to use.

The AI you use daily is changing fast—it's disappearing into everything.

4 min read . 11 Oct 2025

It’s disconcerting to remember that none of the emotional interaction with AI is real.

AI is dangerously good at pretending to understand how you feel

4 min read . 04 Oct 2025

Anti-slop strategies must include ensuring not to endorse poor content or to do anything to help spread it. (Pixabay)

AI is filling the internet with slop. We must fight back.

4 min read . 27 Sept 2025

It's really ChatGPT that's the champion of questions.

ChatGPT, will you please stop asking me questions?

4 min read . 20 Sept 2025

Each GenAI app uses its Live mode slightly differently. (Image: Pixabay)

The future of Live AI: Ready for Discovery, held back by user concerns

4 min read . 13 Sept 2025

With the Pixel 10 phones that were recently launched, computational photography has been taken to another level. (REUTERS)

AI wants to take over phone photography now

3 min read . 06 Sept 2025

Smart glasses like the Meta ones can take photos, small videos, and broadcast live. (AI-generated image)

Artificial intelligence’s next home: your eyes

4 min read . 30 Aug 2025