I’ve spent months tracking AI personalities like Twitch streamer Neuro-sama and it feels like acceptance — but I think we’re reading it wrong

Interest in AI characters doesn’t necessarily mean people want them – and it certainly doesn’t mean we’ll stick around.
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‘I think we’re going to have a human-level performance on most, if not all, professional tasks’: Microsoft AI chief thinks AI will replace most white-collar work in the 12 to 18 months – so is this the end for human workers?

Is AI coming for white-collar roles next? Microsoft’s AI boss thinks so.

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‘The world is in peril’ — 5 reasons why the AI apocalypse might be closer than you think

A cluster of recent AI developments signals that serious risks may be arriving sooner than many expect

I tested Sentai, the AI voice companion for seniors – and now I get why it’s more than just another smart speaker

I tested Sentai, a UK-made AI voice companion for seniors, to see whether it’s genuinely helpful or just another smart speaker — and the results surprised me.
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Is Apple Intelligence already dead? A massive 96% of you say don’t use it, and Tim Cook should be worried

I was actually shocked at the percentage of TechRadar readers who aren’t using Apple Intelligence.

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Stickerbox is the kids’ toy adults are obsessed with, including me — here’s how I got on when I tried the viral AI toy for the first time

Stickerbox has been all over my TikTok feed, and I finally got my hands on one.

‘I’m grieving’: OpenAI has switched off ChatGPT-4o, and angry users are backing a #keep4o campaign to restore it

ChatGPT users are mourning the loss of GPT-4o, and there are plenty of sad stories being shared online.

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ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest tech news stories from Claude showing up ChatGPT to Samsung teasing its Galaxy S26 smartphones

The week’s biggest tech news stories from Anthropic, Sony, Apple, and more for February 14, 2026.

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‘This is unacceptable’ — SAG-AFTRA reacts with outrage to AI-generated Brad Pitt vs. Tom Cruise ‘fight’ clip

Someone used ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 generative AI video platform to depict Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt, and no one in the film industry is happy about it.
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I tried to tell you about living in AI Time — this essay nails its harsh reality, and here’s why we’re not truly screwed

This is what it means to be living in AI Time and, based on a new essay by Matt Shumer, CEO and Co-Founder of Otherside, potentially how to survive it.
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