How will marketers balance AI and human connection in 2026?

How will marketers balance AI and human connection in 2026?

The 2026 Australian Retail Outlook is out now. This must-read resource is packed with exclusive insights from Inside Retail’s survey of retailers about their performance, plans and predictions for the year ahead. To give you a glimpse of what you can expect from this year’s report, we are sharing selected articles over the coming weeks….

‘Authentic relationships at risk’: Pope warns AI could blur reality and erode human connection

‘Authentic relationships at risk’: Pope warns AI could blur reality and erode human connection

VATICAN CITY, Jan 25 — Pope Leo XIV yesterday stressed the risks of generative artificial intelligence, warning that it could usurp human identities and relationships, influence public opinion and deepen social polarisation. In a message marking the World Day of Social Communications, the pope said AI systems reflect the worldview of their creators and can…