New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- There's no doubt that 2025 has been the year of AI. Artificial Intelligence has permeated every aspect of our lives, from dating to work, and it is impossible to cover culture and living without factoring in its influence. It crept into many of the stories we did in the past year even when we didn't set out to do a story about AI-bots that help people sound wittier on dating apps; tech-based assistants that sort the closets of the rich; AI companions who offer friendship and then create dependence in teens; apps that help tell your fortune; even AI companies helping people "resurrect" their loved ones for a day.

On a more regular basis, AI helps us draft emails to sound "politer", provides solutions to knotty workpl...