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Love, Hate & Greed: How AI “Rationalises” Our Most Human Feelings (and Why It Will Never Feel Them)

What people mean when they ask “can AI rationalise love, hate and greed?” AI doesn’t experience emotions — it models patterns around them Modern AI can be very good at spotting signals that humans associate with love, hate or greed (words, tone, behaviour, spending, clicks, facial expressions, biometrics). But that’s not the same thing as feeling. A useful way to

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Will AI Influencers Replace Real Ones? The Forecast for Brands, Creators and Audiences (UK)

AI (or “virtual”) influencers are computer-generated personas that post content like a human creator—often with a backstory, a “voice”, brand deals and a content calendar. UK regulators already treat them as influencers for ad-disclosure purposes, which is a big clue about where this is heading: they’re not a novelty any more, they’re a category.  But

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Are young people in the UK rejecting AI? The truth behind “anti-AI” sentiment

Reality check: “rejecting AI” is not the overall trend What the best UK evidence suggests The strongest UK datasets point to a more complicated picture than outright rejection: young people are widely exposed to, and often actively using, AI — but they’re also more vocal about the downsides, and more likely to “selectively refuse” certain uses (for example, AI

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AI-Enabled Threats in the UK – How Dangerous Are They?

AI‑enabled attacks — where machine learning, automation or generative models are used by threat actors — represent one of the fastest‑growing areas of cybercrime and digital warfare in the UK.The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, stated in its Cyber Threat to the UK Annual Review 2025 that AI “has permanently altered the scale, sophistication and speed

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Empathy AI: Can a Machine Truly Understand How We Feel?

Empathy AI refers to Artificial Intelligence systems designed to recognise, interpret and respond to human emotions — through voice, facial expressions, word choice, or behavioural data.It’s not genuine sympathy or feeling but rather simulated understanding based on emotional cues. AI engineers call this “artificial emotional intelligence” or affective computing. The technology’s goal is to make machines communicate in ways that feel more

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Can AI Automation Really Cut NHS Waiting Times and GP Workload?

The Promise According to NHS Digital’s 2025 projections, Artificial Intelligence Automation (AIA) could streamline GP workflows by up to 15% and reduce waiting times for key diagnostic and referral services by improving triage accuracy and administrative efficiency. On paper, these goals are achievable — but only gradually. The success depends on how effectively AI is integrated into clinical systems, how

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How AI Can Improve Health at Home in the UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quietly become a part of everyday living, including how people manage their health from home. What was once limited to basic step counters and blood‑pressure monitors is now evolving into intelligent, learning technology that tracks well‑being, detects problems early, and even connects users to healthcare services automatically. AI isn’t replacing doctors or

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When AI Starts Making Decisions For Us Like It or Not

When AI Starts Acting Without Asking Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is already learning, predicting and deciding in ways that often bypass direct human oversight. In some modern systems — from financial trading algorithms to city infrastructure controllers and healthcare diagnostics — AI decisions can be applied automatically, without anyone stopping to ask, “Should we?” When AI

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“Cognitive Cities: The Next Evolution of Smart Living”

What Is a Cognitive City in Simple Terms? A cognitive city is the next step beyond today’s smart city.While smart cities collect and analyse data — things like traffic jams, pollution levels and energy use — cognitive cities interpret, learn and make autonomous decisions based on that data using Artificial Intelligence (AI). In short:A smart city observes what’s happening.A cognitive city understands why it’s

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