STREET BEAT: ‘Is artificial intelligence making your life easier?’

Mel Bradley

Culver City

“I don’t think my generation uses it all that much, so it doesn’t matter. If anything, it keeps you in a bubble. That’s not good.”

Brittani Shephard

Los Angeles

“Yes, but that’s not necessarily better. When everything is right there, you don’t have to think as much.”

Rick Ferguson

Leimert Park

“It’s everywhere, especially when you call on the phone. I can’t remember the last time I talked to a human being. It’s all automated.”

Greg Williams

Windsor Hills

“Maybe faster and I guess that makes it easier. I think it’s contributing to lower I.Q.s when you don’t have to figure anything out for yourself.”

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in downtown Los Angeles and Southwest Los Angeles.