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Mint Chennai

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December 20, 2025

It may seem anomalous for a magazine of culture to do a cover story on Artificial Intelligence—but there’s no doubt that 2025 has been the year of AI.

- SHALINI UMACHANDRAN

It has permeated every aspect of our lives, from dating to work, and it is impossible to cover culture and living today without factoring in the influence of AI.It crept into many of our stories 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. Its influence is in mental health and wellness, even in grieving, with AI companies helping people “resurrect” the

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