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  1. · Explainers

    An AI has caused you harm: where do you report it?

    Scam, exposed data, deepfake, unfair decision: when an AI goes wrong, you have options. The right people to contact in France, depending on the case.
  2. · Explainers

    Asking an AI for health advice: the right habits

    Many people ask an AI about their symptoms. What it can really do for your health, and what it must never replace.
  3. · Society

    Will students' essays train AI?

    Turnitin wanted to be able to use student papers for its AI tools. Cambridge refused at first, and the software backed down. What that tells us.
  4. · Vision

    Can you confide in a machine that sells ads?

    People entrust ChatGPT with their health, their money, their doubts. It now displays adverts. Even without influencing its answers, that changes the relationship.
  5. · Applications

    Image ads are coming to ChatGPT

    OpenAI is to test image ads in ChatGPT, during image generation, in the United States. What this changes, and what the company is promising.
  6. · Explainers

    Which AI assistant knows the most about you?

    A study compares the data collected by AI assistants. Meta AI and Muse declare almost twice as much as the others. How to verify.
  7. · Business

    Higgsfield hits a billion in 18 months. At what cost?

    Higgsfield says it has passed one billion dollars in annualised revenue, 18 months after launch. An exceptional success story, and a damaged reputation.
  8. · Explainers

    What your assistant knows about you: checking it

    AI assistants increasingly remember what you tell them. In ten minutes, see what they know about you, correct it or delete it.
  9. · Vision

    An assistant that forgets nothing — would you want one?

    AI assistants increasingly remember what we tell them. Useful, but forgetting has always served a purpose for humans. What do we lose?
  10. · Explainers

    Copilot: humans see your photos. What about the rest?

    At Copilot, humans see your photos to grade edits. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude: who can read what, and the setting to check tonight.
  11. · Business

    Instinct, the AI that runs your errands, is worth $10bn

    Instinct calls, books and cancels on your behalf. Valued at $10 billion, a month after $2.5bn. What it does, and what you hand over to it.
  12. · Explainers

    Data leak at an AI service: what should you do?

    An AI service you use announces a data breach. The right things to do within the hour, and what you should never entrust to it.
  13. · Explainers

    Why ChatGPT is free when it costs a fortune

    An AI response costs electricity and hardware. So why are so many services free? We explain who pays, why, and how long it can last.
  14. · Society

    An AI spots side effects in 400,000 online messages

    An AI analysis of 400,000 messages posted online has identified unexpected symptoms in users of semaglutide-class treatments. We examine what this type of study contributes and its limitations.
  15. · Explainers

    What is the Cloud Act, and why hosting in Europe is not enough

    The Cloud Act allows US authorities to demand data held by a company under their jurisdiction, wherever it is stored. We explain how the mechanism works and what to check.
  16. · Society

    A company moves to Germany to reassure its clients

    An AI platform is moving its US parent company to Germany to address its customers' concerns about the Cloud Act. We analyse what this move reveals.
  17. · Explainers

    How do you monitor thirty thousand agents?

    Monitoring agents that act continuously requires a precise technical setup. We explain how this control layer works, what it catches and what it lets through.
  18. · Explainers

    How a site says yes or no to AI robots

    The robots.txt file lets a site indicate which robots may crawl it. We explain how it works, why it is no longer enough, and what is replacing it.
  19. · Society

    Apple hands Siri to Gemini: the end of a strategy

    The new Siri, powered by Gemini, has gone live. We analyse what this decision means for Apple's privacy strategy and for the balance of the assistant market.
  20. · Society

    Meta wants to put an agent in your inbox, your calendar and your payments

    Meta is preparing an agent capable of accessing users' messaging, calendar and purchase history. We analyse what this combination of scopes implies.

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