Five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it. All stories from 8 November 2026
Google says schools can switch off Gemini and keep search, but search with AI in it stays part of the AI package
If your child's school uses Google accounts, the school now has to choose whether to turn Google's AI on, and search counts as AI.
Microsoft Copilot Blog
UK councils, MPs' offices and employers say chatbot-written complaints are swamping them, with some now 10 times longer than before
The Guardian· 8 NovThe Guardian reports that Lawyers in Local Government, which represents 5,600 council lawyers, says complaints used to run to about two pages and are now mostly 10 times longer, with one near 200 pages. Enfield council reports a rise in AI-written parking appeals. The Information Commissioner's Office says AI-written information requests can be very long and repetitive, and still need a human answer. Employment tribunal claims opened between April and June rose 28% on a year earlier.
- If you use a chatbot to draft a complaint or appeal, keep it short, check every law and fact it cites yourself, and state clearly what outcome you want.
- If you run a business and get long, formal complaints or dismissal challenges, reply to the specific points and keep a written record of how you handled the case.
Source: The Guardian. This is our short summary of their reporting. The paragraphs marked "Our read" and the things to do are SeedFoundry's opinion. The summary is drafted with AI tools. The picture is our own graphic. How we source and credit
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