It turns out none of us are very good at spotting misinformation, even though we like to think we are. A new method could help.
Learn How to ‘Pre-bunk’ To Help Fight Misinformation
read more
tech ethics
Your Face: The Final (Privacy) Frontier
Facial recognition tech allows us to unlock our mobile phones, set up a bank account, or go through borders. But there are privacy risks.
The Social Nyet-Work
Russia’s blocking of Facebook and Twitter is part of a bigger ideological battle to control the free internet which may create a ‘splinternet’.
How to Stop Your Robot From Cooking Your Cat: Living with Artificial Intelligence
The Reith Lectures, delivered by Professor Stuart Russell before Christmas, painted a sobering picture of the challenges of living with AI.
My Top 10 Most-Read Articles of 2021
The top ten most-read articles on my website in 2021. The attention economy, Big tech, tech ethics, user privacy, parenting and smartphones, and more.
UK’s Online Safety Bill will make Big Tech (finally) abide by UK law
The Joint Committee reviewing the UK’s Draft Online Safety Bill has made key recommendations to make Big Tech abide by UK law.
Hired by an algorithm
If you’ve applied for a job recently you’ve almost certainly been hired or rejected by an algorithm – not a human being. Does it matter?
Parenting and Smartphones: the 3Ds
Follow my parenting and smartphones ‘3Ds’: Delay, Device, Discuss. Depending on the age of your child, there’s an approach that will work for you.
10 Tech Predictions for 2022
My tech predictions for 2022 cover AI, deep fake bank heists, metaverse land grabs, and the continuing techlash against Big Tech.