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Jan
29
A field guide to AI agents: counter-surveillance, prompts and proxies

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.
9 min read
Dec
28
What can we learn from orcas?

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
10 min read
Dec
19
Data, UX and algorithms: how we are being programmed by our machines

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,
8 min read
Nov
29
Seven Amazing Facts About The Truth

Seven Amazing Facts About The Truth

What have online marketing, social media and paid-for digital propaganda done for our notion of the truth?
6 min read
Nov
05
What happened to Greta Thunberg?

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.
55 min read
Oct
24
Three things you need to know about the attention economy

Three things you need to know about the attention economy

A maelstrom of online content and trends circles our planet 24/7. In 2023, every month * More than 110 million
6 min read
Oct
17
The church of tech

The church of tech

Is tech a cult? And if so, what are we worshipping? I've been working in tech for so
12 min read
Oct
01
AI, can I get a second opinion?

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
16 min read