It’s the corporations that control AI
John Naughton explains ‘it’s not the technology per se that’s the critical thing, but the corporations that own and control it. ‘
4th November 2023
The use of bitcoins is unsustainable
Another reason to reject those libertarians who do not believe in the right of the state to tax and control.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56215787
27th February 2021
The speed of change threatening our future
Innovation is fast and unpredictable. Regulation is slow and consensual
22nd July 2020
How social media undermines the experts
‘We are witnessing a collision between two conflicting ideas of truth: one that depends on trusted intermediaries and another that promises the illusion of direct access to reality
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/sep/19/why-cant-we-agree-on-whats-true-anymore
19th September 2019
Platforms have become gatekeepers
How Facebook and Twitter deal with fake news and hoaxes
3rd June 2019
Mobile phones are adding the the global warming problem
Computer data centres will soon have a larger carbon footprint than the entire aviation sector
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/17/internet-climate-carbon-footprint-data-centres
17 July 2018
How Peppa Pig became a video nightmare
The dangers of advertising algorithms
17 June 2018
How China censors internet information
Fear, friction and flooding, the 3 ways that China controls the internet
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/16/how-china-censors-internet-information
17 June 2018