I am a student at Florida Atlantic University’s School of Social Work, writing in regard to the article “Food delivery bots invade Broward: You have robot questions. We have human answers.”
Like many robot-haters in the article, I believe innovations such as these are not as helpful as their creators claim. My biggest issue is the premise of the robots powered by artificial intelligence.
I understand that many may see AI as useful in performing simple tasks, but there is irrefutable evidence of it being the complete opposite in the bigger picture. There have been many cases recently of AI being harmful to kids and adults alike.
With this in mind, I can’t imagine knowing my food is being delivered by some machinery powered by the same evil that has tormented individuals across the country. I appreciate the human aspect of meeting my delivery driver at the door and exchanging a few words.
Though I am not the best at socializing, little moments like this matter to me.
Charis Smith, Deerfield Beach
Sadness at FAU
The response by Florida Atlantic University to attempt to silence faculty by disciplining some for their posts on personal social media accounts should come as no surprise.
FAU’s president is Adam Hasner, a former public policy director for The Geo Group, a leading contractor with ICE and DHS. Hasner once walked out of a meeting where a Muslim imam was giving a prayer as part of a group of religious leaders on National Prayer Day.
I don’t think FAU faculty can expect treatment any different from that doled out to faculty at New College. It’s a sad development for what previously was a promising academic environment.
Richard Elliott, Boca Raton
Work to restore USAID
A year ago, the Trump administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Since then, researchers estimate that roughly 600,000 lives have been lost as essential aid programs abruptly ended. Because of dedicated reporting, we know some of those lives were children.
Suza Kenyaba was 5 years old and lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the only photo her family shared, she’s wearing a bright “Happy Halloween” shirt. After Suza contracted malaria, lifesaving medication sat only seven miles away in a warehouse, purchased and delivered by the U.S. But when funding froze, distribution ended and the medicine never reached her clinic. Suza died on Feb. 19, 2025.
For less than 1% of the federal budget, USAID delivered food, medicine and basic education to vulnerable places worldwide. Beyond saving lives, it strengthened America’s global leadership.
As U.S. engagement recedes, China is expanding its foreign assistance and influence.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Sens. Rick Scott and Ashley Moody must work to restore American foreign aid and reaffirm our commitment to humanitarian leadership.
Samantha Andrea Anderson, Hollywood
We deliver — eventually
As a retired letter carrier for 31 years, I’m proud of my work to deliver the mail. The Postal Service is still the best bargain out there. What other service will deliver a hard copy of your written word across the country for less than a dollar? None that I know of.
But I was recently disappointed in the quality of the service. On July 1, 2025, I mailed an envelope containing a 50-year-old magazine to a business in New York (they were interested in having it in their archives). When I got my mail the other morning, the envelope was there. I had made a mistake addressing it and it was returned as unknown.
When I carried the mail, I knew my customers and I would make corrections and see that things got delivered. If I had to return something, it was done at the end of my work day, and not seven months later. Come on, USPS, you can do better.
Laurie Hunt, Plantation
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