ll internet users will recognise that things are getting worse online. Google searches now require scrolling through AI word soup and sponsored adverts at the top of results, while Facebook has become

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I haven’t written an article focused on AI since issue 353, when naturally I talked mostly about the television series Quantum Leap and its AI Ziggy. Sadly, Quantum Leap is now no more – the reboot le

Picture the scene: man forms bond with AI therapist. AI therapist coaches man to tragic end. It could be a Black Mirror episode. Only, this isn’t pure fiction. Increasingly, worryingly, men are outsourcing their mental health needs to non-sentient AI chatbots. Is this the future of therapy or a step closer to a dystopian future?

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