Tag: AI Platforms & Assistants

European Union wants to ban AI-created images and video in official messaging

EU reckons it could assert trust and authenticity by removing AI-generated content The bloc is also drafting a code of practice to protect citizens Blocking AI altogether might not be the best move, though The European Union is reportedly considering a ban on AI-generated images and videos – otherwise known…

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I used a simple ChatGPT ‘gig finder’ prompt — and it found bands playing near me I’d never heard of

I didn’t expect ChatGPT to be good at finding live music, but it turns out it’s better than some apps designed for it, like Apple Music’s new Concert feature. The recent iOS 26.4 update added a feature to Apple Music that shows you upcoming concerts in your area. It’s not…

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‘This is horrific’: GitHub kills Copilot pull-request ads after user backlash

More than 11,000 GitHub pull requests had ads inserted by Copilot Developers were unhappy about the way they were being implemented GitHub has confirmed this was a mistake, and it has no plans to advertise like this GitHub has reversed its decision to insert ads for its AI tools into…

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Sora is gone — but these 3 AI video tools are already replacing it

OpenAI’s decision to shelve Sora, its popular AI video generation tool, with little notice has left many people who had started to rely on it wondering where to turn next. The good news is that there are plenty of capable AI video generation tools out there that compare with Sora…

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I used Gemini’s new AI memory importing feature, and now it knows as much about me as ChatGPT

Switching between AI assistants has always had one deeply irritating flaw. No matter how polished the interface or how clever the answers, every new chatbot relationship begins with a bureaucratic ritual. You have to explain yourself all over again. Your preferences, your habits, your projects, your weirdly specific recurring requests,…

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AI is making us all sound the same at work — I tested it to see if it’s true

“Make this sound better” is probably one of the most common prompts used in Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini, but I’m worried it’s turning us all into carbon copies of each other, especially at work. To test my theory, I used Gemini on my work emails for a week to see…

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