8 Technologies That Work Like Magic, Explained We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Some breakthrough technologies still feel like they were brought to life from fiction, even when they've been around for a while. That's because we learn to apply them in our daily routines through the apps and gadgets they power, but we never actually take the time to find out what makes these technologies tick. In this roundup of technologies with magic-like qualities, we aim to give a simplified explanation of how they work. This isn't to demystify them, as they will never fail to impress, but to better appreciate what lies beneath the software and hardware that use them. We discuss generative AI that makes images and videos, bone conduction headphones that let you hear music without blocking your ears, and robot vacuums that map your entire home so they know where to go and what to avoid. If you want to take a peek at what makes these technologies work like magic, read on and find out a bit more about the digital sorcery that give them life. Editing photos with AI Just like how wizards can summon creatures or make things vanish by chanting spells, you can now easily edit pictures using generative AI. With your choice of photo editing app, you can add or remove objects and adjust brightness, color, and other nuances. You'll be able to change backgrounds, erase photobombers, and make a gloomy day look sunny. These things take some time to do manually, but with AI, they're done in seconds. Like other AI deep learning models, generative AI that powers photo editing apps is trained on a massive volume of data. This enables AI to automate all kinds of tasks, and as learning continues, its accuracy and