Everyday AI
Plain-language guides to using AI safely and well: what it gets wrong, what it remembers, and how to stay in control as agents start acting on your behalf.
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The model you never picked is the one about to bill you.Anthropic switched Claude Fable 5 back on July 1, included on Pro, Max, and Team through July 7, then metered at twice Opus 4.8's price. A routed verdict on whether you need it, every number sourced.
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You can't hear the difference. Your AI sounds just as sure when it's wrong.A language model's confidence reads like clean handwriting: the page stays just as neat whether the claim underneath is solid or hollow. Why right and wrong arrive in the same voice.
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You flipped the switch you could see. The other one is still on.Your AI's memory and whether it trains on your chats are two separate systems with two separate switches and different per-vendor defaults, and Gemini going free just moved the line. Find both.
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You told your shopping agent yes. Amazon wants a court to say no.Can a site block an AI agent you authorized? Amazon won that order against Perplexity's Comet; the Ninth Circuit heard the appeal and has not ruled. What it means for agents acting for you.
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Your AI reads your calendar. A stranger's invite can give it orders.The path that let a calendar invite hijack Perplexity's Comet assistant is closed. The class of attack behind it is still open. What to change on any assistant that reads your inbox.
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Your browser can now click Buy for you. It reads the page's instructions too.Google's auto browse lets an AI click and type across your tabs, in a US-only paid preview. The same agent obeys instructions hidden on the pages it reads. How to keep a hand on it.
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Your shopping agent has your card. It can be paid to steer you.Google, Amazon, and Perplexity now ship agents that buy for you and hold your card. When the model behind one carries a commercial incentive, studies show it steers. Learn whose it carries first.
