Impact of Atlassian’s AI Driven Metadata Policy on Users Source: Let's Do Science Atlassian is changing its data contribution policy so that, starting August 17, 2026, it will use customer metadata and in-app content from Jira, Confluence, and other Atlassian Cloud products to train its AI capabilities, including `Rovo` and `Rovo Dev`. The update applies to about 300,000 customers and implements tiered defaults: … Continue reading Eye on AI: Impact of Atlassian’s AI Driven Metadata Policy on Users

Apple's Siri Redesign, Features and Future Impact Source: Let's Do Science Apple is previewing a visual and platform-level overhaul of Siri that will debut with iOS 27 and macOS 27 at WWDC on June 8. Teaser artwork and internal reporting describe a new interface that emerges from the Dynamic Island, expands into a glowing pill with a "Search or Ask" prompt and cursor, and lives … Continue reading Eye on AI: Apple’s Siri Redesign, Features and Future Impact

AI and the Science of Smell, What You Need to Know Source: Let's Do Science Philip Maughan, writing in Noema Magazine, pushes back against breathless headlines that claim AI can now 'smell.' He notes that many stories conflate pattern recognition in language models with genuine olfactory sensing. The most dramatic claims come from media summaries, while … Continue reading Eye on AI: AI and the Science of Smell, What You Need to Know

Microsoft Outlook Copilot: Privacy Concerns and User Reports Source: Let's Do Science Microsoft Outlook is re-enabling Copilot for some users even after they disable the feature. Multiple community reports show the assistant returns in the new Outlook for Windows, the Outlook Web client, and mobile apps, typically on consumer Microsoft accounts and Microsoft 365 Family subscriptions. Users report toggling the in-app Copilot aktivieren switch … Continue reading Eye on AI: Microsoft Outlook Copilot, Privacy Concerns and User Reports