A 51-year-old man, utterly baffled by technology, has discovered his personal catch-all explanation: 'It's probably AI.' From internet outages to his own chronic lateness, nothing is too minor for this convenient scapegoat, not even deepfakes of HR.

YOUR middle-aged co-worker who confidently opines on any subject he does not understand has begun stating everything is ‘probably AI’. <p><strong>YOUR middle-aged co-worker who confidently opines on any subject he does not understand has begun stating everything is ‘probably AI’. </strong></p> <p>Tom Booker, aged 51, has so far used the line on everything from an internet outage to a clash on the holiday rota and shows no signs of tiring of it.</p> <p>He said: “In previous, benighted eras when I...