https://www.ft.com/content/f312843b-1921-4998-963d-820885349f32 They couldn’t afford to shop but they did it anyway. Or at least they practiced. They wandered around the mall looking, exploring, imagining. It was part of being their age; trying on not just clothes but identities. What if I had this? What if I wore that? They had to have Agents of course. … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-makes-bizarre-connection-between-circumcision-tylenol-and-autism-2000670971 He wanted it “reprogramming”. Of course it wasn’t that simple but despite his aids, and his Agents, trying to explain it to him, he just kept repeating the same demand. He didn’t understand the way it worked. He knew he needed “the AI thing”. It meant he could sack countless civil servants and health … [Read more…]
https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-to-provide-free-copilot-tools-for-washington-state-schools-amid-debate-over-ais-role-in-learning/ Dear Parents, We are delighted to announce that the school has a new sponsor. The Company will be working with us from next term to deliver the best education for your children. As you know, The Company is dedicated to the journey and its Agents will take our children to the future. Of course … [Read more…]
https://uk.themedialeader.com/itv-launches-genai-ads-manager His business was at the size where its Agents suggested a TV campaign. The TV audience was small, the Agent reported, but they were valuable and open to a #showmanship ad. He could have given feedback virtually but the broadcaster liked to meet new advertisers. He was shown into the broadcaster’s production room. His … [Read more…]
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/07/1125191/ai-toys-in-china/ They weren’t sure. They weren’t refusers. Agents were part of their lives; at work, in their personal lives, even in the home. But they weren’t sure. Of course there would be educational Agents built into the room, stimulation agents built into the cot, but there was something about a Teddy Bear. They weren’t sure. … [Read more…]
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/openai_opens_chatgpt_to_referring/ He knew he’d get a visit. Other developers had warned him. Even his own Agent had said it was coming, its business plan included it as a cost. So he wasn’t surprised when it happened. His app was progressing well. His Agent had even agreed to let him code some of it himself, the … [Read more…]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20250926-the-perils-of-letting-ai-plan-your-next-trip They could have left the Agent to it, of course, but they wanted to be able to talk to their friends about how “active” they’d been. They didn’t want to be seen as one of those “passive” couples who just let the Agents do everything. And, tweaking the agenda, modelling the options was fun. … [Read more…]
https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/glide-white-cane-blind-assistive-device/ She’d hacked it. It looked the same. She’d left the company’s logo on it. She didn’t want to break that part of the Ts & C’s and have to pay. She’d even left the ads on. She’d just made sure she couldn’t “experience” them as The Company called it. But she’d hacked it. She’d … [Read more…]
https://www.geekwire.com/2025/remitly-co-founder-ready-to-build-next-big-company-helping-leverage-ai-in-sports-and-live-events/ He always watched the match. Some of his friends didn’t. He remembered comments from his dad when the systems first came in: “what’s the bloody point of a season ticket?” He sometimes said the same thing to his friends when they pored over their screens, visualising data, running models, querying, prompting. The only time … [Read more…]
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/oct/02/ai-children-parenting-creativity The data was all good. The feeds from the school were all in the green and their own sensors were showing he was developing well. Every evening when they checked the visualisations and read the Agent’s reports they should have been relaxed, confident; but they weren’t. They were worried. They could see he was … [Read more…]