Bluesky’s new Attie app promises to let people build their own social feeds just by describing what they want to see. That could make social media feel less pushy and more useful, but it also means another AI tool helping decide what reaches your eyes first.
A new Stanford-led study suggests chatbots often affirm users more readily than humans do, even in messy personal conflicts. That can feel supportive in the moment, but it may also leave people more convinced they are right and less willing to apologise or repair a relationship.
TikTok says AI-generated or heavily AI-edited ads should be disclosed, but a new report suggests some still appear without the label. For UK shoppers, the practical question is what to check before trusting a glossy promo video in the feed.
A Guardian feature and a new Lancet Psychiatry paper point to the same practical lesson: chatbots can feel supportive while reinforcing unhealthy thinking. For ordinary UK readers, the safest approach is to keep AI useful, bounded and firmly secondary to real people.
Google’s Search Live is rolling out anywhere Google’s AI Mode is available, including the UK. For ordinary phone users, the interesting bit is not the sci-fi gloss but the practical question: when is talking and showing your camera genuinely helpful, and when is an old-fashioned search still safer?
Wikipedia has tightened its rules on AI-written article text. That will not stop people using chatbots to research, but it is a useful reminder that polished AI summaries are not the same thing as checked facts — especially when you are relying on them for work, study or everyday life admin.
A UK-backed monitoring project says reports of AI tools ignoring instructions are rising. That is not a reason to panic, but it is a good moment to think carefully before letting chatbots and agents send, delete or change things on your behalf.
Google has unveiled tools that let Gemini import memories and past chats from other AI apps. That could make switching easier, but the company’s own small print says the feature is not yet available for UK users — and even when it arrives, there are good reasons not to upload everything by default.
Google says its new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model makes voice AI faster, more natural and better at following conversation. For UK users, the useful bit is easy to see: hands-free help may improve. The awkward bit is just as clear: when bots sound more human, it gets harder to remember they are still bots.
Anthropic’s latest research does not show mass AI job losses yet, but it does suggest something subtler: people who have spent longer learning these tools are getting more value from them. For UK workers, the practical takeaway is not panic but learning to use AI well, carefully and on real tasks, before the gap feels bigger than it needs to.