AI avatars may soon be attending meetings for us and that sure feels like a slippery slope towards an AI future none of us want

Man and humanoid robot spending time together at home, they have different hobbies and interests: the man is watching football on TV and the robot is reading a book.

Andy Edser, Hardware writer

(Image credit: Future)

This month I've been testing: More keyboards, gaming mice, and headsets. Oh, and a spot of FSR 3.1 testing, to see if AMD's latest upscaler release cuts the mustard compared to DLSS. I hate to spoil an upcoming article for you, but, err, don't hold your breath.

A recent Microsoft ad claims that thanks to Copilot, you, I, and indeed all of us can attend multiple meetings at once. This caused some degree of online confusion, but swiping through the ad reveals that the feature Microsoft is touting is Copilot's ability to summarise meetings on your behalf.