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?

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS FUNDAMENTALLY RESHAPING HOW WE APPROACH THE MOST ROUTINE OF TASKS — INCLUDING GETTING DRESSED. LAUREN COCHRANE EXPLORES WHAT THIS MEANS FOR OUR WARDROBES

AI is now reaching into every corner of our lives. We can –and must–very carefully choose how we engage with it

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Apple has promised a big AI update in 2026, and Graham Barlow feels nervous

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