Google Lens, the search giant’s artificially-intelligent camera that can recognise objects, has had an upgrade: users can now copy text from the real world and paste it directly onto their laptop.

AI can apparently copy handwriting now. Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nothing is safe from AI copying it.

Simply aim the camera at any handwritten text, highlight it on-screen, and then select "Copy to Computer." After this, go to any document in Google Docs, click on "Edit," and paste the text.