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Three reminders that are helping me engage (more) critically with ‘AI’ headlines
Have you had a conversation with chatgpt, marvelled at how well-constructed, even…friendly its output feels, then read about how it is a broadly unregulated global information machine that hallucinates facts and is known to be racist? Have you come across the (admittedly controversial) tech industry open letter calling for a temporary pause on AI development,…
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Distributed ledgers, transparency and the enduring role of trust
I’m writing this from somewhere in the guts of a house sale and purchase, fingers crossed, touching wood etc. It’s an extremely fortunate position to be in, so this is definitely not a moan about personal admin, nor a pitch for how smart contracts and digital identities could drive efficiencies in conveyancing. There are (plenty…
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Identifying true value; reflections on cryptocurrency and a direction for 2023
Not sure what happened there, but somehow we’re ploughing through the new year, I’m on the cusp of returning to work and I’ve not managed to post anything on this blog for far too long. Which I know is inexcusable. However, by way of an excuse…I’m embroiled in a house-hunt. If you’ve been there, you’ll…
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The paradox of sustainable online shopping
It hit in the greengrocer’s this week. The first wave of festive nostalgia, Wham’s Last Christmas, unmistakeable even on a little shop radio. Though, increasingly I’m finding the jingle-bell memories of past Christmases are tempered with a bit of ethical reflection. The climate emergency, the cost of living crisis, imminent recession…there are so many reasons…
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Forget Twitter, what do we really want?
I’m writing this in quasi-quarantine, thanks to a visit from what we are assuming is chicken pox. It’s been a bit like a return to the lockdown days, only we’ve doubled our number of children and one of them seems to have been prematurely promoted into a leadership role. Even those of us who’ve spent…
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Post-capitalism: part 2 of potentially very many
This isn’t the post I was going to write this week. Inspired by a reasonably gruelling spin around the Stratford Westfield centre for one pair of kids’ shoes, I had something sort-of lined up on whether shopping online, especially second-hand, is as environmentally conscious as we might dream it to be. I’ll return to it…
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Bridging the digital divide is a societal imperative
This last week or so, my phone has started really pushing a specific category of Facebook reel on me. Mostly: other mothers’ daily routines. This isn’t too surprising because I’m on maternity leave, and anyone familiar with the demands of baby-care will know how strangely compatible it is with watching a 30-second video of someone…
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Five thoughts on (digital) communities
I have developed a time consuming Rightmove habit. In my defence, I’m wrangling with where and how we plan to bring up our freshly minted kids. For years, if you’d asked me what I thought was important about a home I would usually have said one thing: a strong sense of community. (Well, maybe two…
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