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Essay #1 — We’re All Bees Now

Worker bees being used for bomb disposal experiments

Jun 19

Essay #1 — We’re All Bees Now

Jun 19

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Can AI really pass the Turing test?

In an essay published in the 1950s, the mathematician and computer pioneer Alan Turing proposed the Turing test. It has become one of the…

Aug 11, 2020

Can AI really pass the Turing test?

Aug 11, 2020

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Talk regulation to me. Rise of the AI masochists

For years, the world’s tech giants have pushed back against regulation, spending a fortune to keep ‘Big Government’ out of Silicon Valley.

Aug 11, 2020

Talk regulation to me. Rise of the AI masochists

Aug 11, 2020

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Computer says no: The need for explainable AI

I’ve always been a bit of an AI cynic. For all the talk of robots taking over the world, the reality is that most artificial intelligence…

Dec 3, 2019

Computer says no: The need for explainable AI

Dec 3, 2019

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13 reasons why video games don’t cause mass shootings

Earlier this week, the USA was once again shaken by a tragic, and perhaps easily avoidable, mass shooting. Instead of blaming any number…

Aug 6, 2019

13 reasons why video games don’t cause mass shootings

Aug 6, 2019

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Sexit: Why the U.K. porn ban failed again

Last month, Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright announced that the UK’s controversial porn ban — which many jokingly referred to as “sexit” —…

Jul 21, 2019

Sexit: Why the U.K. porn ban failed again

Jul 21, 2019

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Crowder vs Maza: Time for YouTube to grow up or shut up

The last week has seen major controversy arise between right wing comedian and political commentator (aka YouTuber) Steven Crowder and…

Jun 10, 2019

Crowder vs Maza: Time for YouTube to grow up or shut up

Jun 10, 2019

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Want To Save Social Media? Ban The Hyperlink

When I signed up to Facebook and Twitter in the mid-2000s, there was no fake news, no conspiracy theories, no political ravings, and —…

May 8, 2019

Want To Save Social Media? Ban The Hyperlink

May 8, 2019

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Farewell Mars Rover… you heartless unfeeling machine.

Last week, the internet came together in mourning for NASA’s Opportunity: Mars Exploration Rover –B ─ known to his friends as Oppy.

Feb 19, 2019

Farewell Mars Rover… you heartless unfeeling machine.

Feb 19, 2019

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We’re all to blame for the rise of fake news

In the Trump era it may seem like posturing, showmanship and fake news are more prevalent than ever before. In reality, we’ve always been…

Jan 10, 2019

We’re all to blame for the rise of fake news

Jan 10, 2019

Alex Warren

Alex Warren

Miserablist and tech writer. Author of Technoutopia (2015) and Spin Machines (2021). I come here to ramble about tech and to be a little less crap at writing.

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