In the third edition of this study, the authors found that people are adopting generative AI for an ever-widening range of uses. Trends from one year to the next should be understood as shifts in emphasis, rather than stark ruptures. As the breadth and depth of usage grows, so has the anxiety that people are surrendering their cognitive responsibilities to AI—a trend the authors call “thinkslop.” There’s also a parallel concern that they are relying too much on the technology for emotional support. In the business world, there is a lot of activity that produces marginal rather than game-changing benefits, so far.
HBR’s 2026 AI study shows how far AI has moved beyond work tasks. People now use it for therapy, companionship, troubleshooting, writing, coding and everyday decision-making.
That says something important: AI is becoming part of how people think and cope.
At Ave Europa Tech, our position is clear. AI should help people understand, participate and communicate better, without replacing human judgement.
A robotics demo should never put a child at risk.
The clip is disturbing, but the bigger issue is safety. Humanoid robots are entering public spaces, and the rules around testing, supervision, emergency controls and liability need to catch up.
Ave Europa Tech believes Europe should lead with human-centred innovation: technology that is safe, responsible and built around people first.
When screens take too much space in childhood, something else disappears: play, movement, conversation, attention, patience and real-world confidence.
The concern is not technology itself. It is childhood becoming shaped around devices before children are ready to understand them.
Ave Europa Tech believes Europe needs a healthier digital future, one where technology helps children grow, connect and learn without replacing the real experiences their development depends on.
Who controls Europe’s cloud will shape Europe’s future. Microsoft’s testimony before the French Senate exposed a serious weakness: data hosted in Europe is not automatically data controlled by Europe.
The EU’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act begins to address that risk.
Ave Europa Tech supports trusted European infrastructure for the public services and democratic institutions citizens depend on.
Europe cannot stay politically strong while its digital systems depend on decisions made elsewhere.
Ave Europa Tech welcomes the EU Tech Sovereignty Package. Europe must now build, buy and scale European cloud, AI, chips and open-source solutions where resilience matters most.
if you're under 50 and you stay healthy, i think you will live to 150 years old minimum the medical singularity is happening. just in the past 2 months alone: > revmed's pancreatic cancer drug (daraxonrasib) doubled survival in the deadliest cancer there is, 13.2 months vs 6.7
A pancreatic cancer drug nearly doubled median survival in a Phase 3 trial. In a validation study, AI identified signs of the disease years earlier. One gene-editing infusion cut LDL by up to 62%.
Europe must help build and govern the next medical era.
Ever spoken about a product, opened your phone later, and seen the advert waiting for you?
The uncomfortable part is that the microphone may not be the main explanation. A network of location data, browsing activity, device connections and brokered profiles can already make highly personal guesses.
Europe needs technology that earns trust: transparent data use, meaningful consent and control for citizens.
That is the digital future Ave Europa Tech wants to help build.
🇳🇱Hybrid war in Europe: a concert pianist ran 800 servers for Russian hackers. Dutch police raided two data centres last week. They arrested a 39-year-old Russian citizen living in the Netherlands. The pianist’s company allegedly hosted attacks on 🇪🇺European governments and