Words Matter
The words used to describe digital technologies might not seem important, but they matter very much. On Pat McFadden's recent speech and the general trend towards technology heroism.
FOMO is not a strategy
End of year reflections on how people are using genAI at work
Let's make technology work for 8 billion people not 8 billionaires
The case for progressive tech policy in the UK 👋 Hi, hello, it’s been nearly 5 months since I last wrote a newsletter so if you’re actually reading this...
I'm looking for a man in AI, trust fund, 6 foot, blue eyes
Tony Blair at yesterday’s Future of Britain Conference On Monday morning, along with a couple of thousand other people, I received an email with details of a...
Money (That's What I Want)
Hello hello! Well, I haven’t written one of these for ages. This newsletter is a bit different from the usual as it’s not really about technology – it’s...
Is it possible for general purpose AI to do no harm?
This edition is a write up of most of the things I wanted to say at the Young Pugwash Conference on Saturday. The theme of the event was AI, Peace and...
Internet main characters, and a new home on Buttondown
Hello hello, It's a new year and a new home for my astonishingly infrequent newsletter. I'm emailing mostly because I've moved to Buttondown (👋 Buttondown)...
Privileged white guys, let others through!
In which I drop into your inbox with some Monday Morning Feminist Complaint
AI Safety is a Social Problem
Introducing the AI and Society Summit
Digital Politics 2: The Void of Complaint
How the Culture Warriors weaponised the very British art of having a good old moan
Digital Politics 1: First, they break you down
A short series on UK political messaging, social media, and the Culture Wars