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  1. · Explainers

    AI models are retiring: what it means when you've built on top of them

    Providers regularly retire their older models from the service. We explain why, what it means for those who have built on them, and how to protect yourself.
  2. · Society

    AI in the fields: the sector where it advances without anyone talking about it

    Agriculture is one of the sectors where AI delivers concrete, measurable results, far from the media coverage. We take a look at the uses that work, their environmental benefits, and the dependencies they create.
  3. · Explainers

    AI or search engine: which one to use, and when?

    Many people have swapped web search for AI, or the other way round, without distinguishing what each does well. We offer a clear split, with the cases where one is clearly superior to the other.
  4. · Society

    When your AI pulls out the credit card: agentic commerce is really arriving

    Visa and Mastercard have rolled out systems that allow AI agents to make purchases autonomously. We explain how it works technically, what it changes for the consumer, and the trust and liability questions it raises.
  5. · Vision

    Is AI making us more lonely?

    Does talking daily to an available and benevolent AI change our relationship with others? We examine the mechanisms at play, what the data allows us to say, and where the line lies between complement and substitution.
  6. · Explainers

    How to choose your AI in 2026: the no-marketing guide

    With around ten models of similar capabilities, how do you choose? We suggest five concrete criteria that genuinely matter, beyond performance rankings, for both personal and professional use.
  7. · Models

    Meta releases a 30-billion-parameter agent that runs on a single graphics card.

    Meta has released a 30-billion-parameter agentic model designed to run on a single graphics card. We explain why this hardware constraint is more interesting than the race for giant models.
  8. · Society

    AI and disability: the field where it changes the most lives, and the one we talk about least.

    For people with disabilities, AI is not a matter of comfort but often a matter of access. We take a look at the uses that genuinely make a difference, and the limitations that need to be honestly acknowledged.
  9. · Society

    Voice is becoming the primary interface for AI, and investors understood this before we did.

    Voice startups raised roughly $7 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up from $1 billion a year earlier. We analyse why voice is becoming the preferred interface for AI agents, and what this shift changes in practice.
  10. · Explainers

    Seven everyday uses of AI that genuinely make a difference

    Far from the talk of revolution, here are seven concrete uses of AI where the time saved is real and verifiable, and three situations where it's better not to use it. A practical article, without jargon.
  11. · Vision

    Can you love an AI? And if so, is that a problem?

    As China shuts down its AI companions, a universal question emerges: can you form a real bond with an artificial intelligence, and is it healthy? We explore, without judgement, what these relationships fill, what they risk replacing, and where to draw the line between comfort and dependence.
  12. · Vision

    Why are we starting to talk to AIs like they're friends?

    The phenomenon doesn't affect other people. It affects you, perhaps already without your having really noticed. You type a personal problem into a ChatGPT window and you really listen to the answer. You call it "asking an AI for advice". But it's something else. It's probably the deepest conversation many people will have had this week.

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