A field guide to AI agents: counter-surveillance, prompts and proxies
The digital world in which we find ourselves today, rife with AI agents and data brokers, is perhaps not so different from the cold war theatre of operations. Except that today, the conflict is not ideological but meta-digital.
What can we learn from orcas?
Orcas? For those of you who haven't kept up with marine wildlife news, 2020-2023 saw a big uptick
Data, UX and algorithms: how we are being programmed by our machines
Take a moment to think about all the devices through which you interact with your machines: keyboards, mice, touchscreens, microphones,
Seven Amazing Facts About The Truth
What have online marketing, social media and paid-for digital propaganda done for our notion of the truth?
What happened to Greta Thunberg?
As most of you will be aware, not long after that December 2019 Time Person of the Year award COVID19 closed our cities and schools. Along with most other Gen Z identity-building activities, COVID19 forced Greta's school strikes online.
Three things you need to know about the attention economy
A maelstrom of online content and trends circles our planet 24/7.
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The church of tech
Is tech a cult? And if so, what are we worshipping? I've been working in tech for so
AI, can I get a second opinion?
The state-of-play in medical AI
Have you ever walked out of a GP or physician consult struck by the lack