Is the cultural integration of AI possible? (www.techradar.com)

The launch of ChatGPT-5 — billed as faster, more capable and more accessible — and the EU’s moving AI Act have reignited debate about whether AI can become culturally integrated in the UK. Usage is already high (69% of people reported using AI for work, study or personal tasks) but trust lags (42% willing to trust it), and 44% of workers fear being left behind if they don’t adopt AI. The article argues that the gap between passive use and genuine adoption is driven less by raw capability than by human factors: unclear benefits, poor training, fear of displacement and top-down mandates that breed skepticism. For the AI/ML community this matters because model improvements and regulation alone won’t guarantee productive adoption. Technical teams should prioritize explainability, human-in-the-loop workflows, auditable compliance and tooling that delivers small, demonstrable wins. Leadership that models experimentation, transparency about limitations and clear ethics/compliance practices amplifies trust and speeds practical uptake across workflows. The EU AI Act can serve as a governance scaffold rather than a constraint, but successful integration hinges on change management, upskilling and embedding AI as a collaborative tool — not just a capability — across organisations.