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What People Really Want From AI

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Mar 19, 2026
A massive study reveals how people feel both excited and uneasy about AI at the same time. The conversation explores productivity, learning, emotional support, job fears, reliability worries, and the tug of war between better work and better life. It also touches on AI reviving Val Kilmer on screen, Microsoft’s latest Copilot shakeup, and Anthropic’s evolving tools.
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Val Kilmer Returns Through AI in Final Film

  • AI recreated Val Kilmer’s full on-screen performance for As Deep as the Grave after illness prevented him from shooting any scenes.
  • Nathaniel Whittemore notes Kilmer’s estate approved it, SAG rules were followed, and the market may decide whether the result feels hollow or faithful.
INSIGHT

Microsoft Recenters Copilot Under Direct Leadership

  • Microsoft merged consumer and commercial Copilot after separate versions confused users and lacked clear ownership.
  • Satya Nadella now oversees Copilot directly while Mustafa Suleiman focuses on proprietary models, showing Microsoft thinks product coherence and model IP need separate leadership.
INSIGHT

Most People Hold Both Hope and Fear About AI

  • Anthropic’s 81,000-person study found people rarely split into pro-AI and anti-AI camps; hope and alarm usually coexist inside the same person.
  • The interviews spanned 159 countries and 70 languages, making nuance visible at a scale ordinary qualitative research rarely reaches.
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