Are we ready for the challenge of AGI?Serious people at serious companies think that we might be within a decade of AI tools defined as “consistently better than humans at…Oct 4, 2024Oct 4, 2024
Small godsWe are the first generation to experience AI — we are also the last generation who will be able to define its trajectory. What will it…May 31, 2024A response icon1May 31, 2024A response icon1
Google Search is dead. Long live Google!The new age of fluid and personalised algorithmic content is upon us.Mar 26, 2023Mar 26, 2023
What happens when the first draft of everything is written in California?Generative AI (like ChatGPT) produces high quality documents from which to work. But the first draft of anything creates its own…Feb 7, 2023Feb 7, 2023
Published inDataDrivenInvestorYou read more than you write: so what does ChatGPT mean for reading?ChatGPT changes writing. Faster, cheaper, madder — that’s increasingly clear. But what is the future of reading?Jan 6, 2023A response icon1Jan 6, 2023A response icon1
Published inThe Modern ScientistFor Country, For Party and For Self: why politicians need to care about AIThe technology offers hope, danger and the potential for victoryDec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
ChatGPT’s threat to Google is that it makes search worse, not betterConsumer demand switching is less of a risk than the degradation of content supplyDec 9, 2022A response icon3Dec 9, 2022A response icon3
Fact from fiction in the age of Generative of AIWhy the coming explosion of Generative AI content poses new challenges to society — and why Fact Checkers are in the front line of defence…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Creator, BewareAI-powered tools like TikTok have broken down content discovery and distribution barriers. Becoming a “creator” — whether vlogger, blogger…Sep 5, 2022Sep 5, 2022
Why “AI Bias” is a good thingWhen data-driven algorithms tell you that you have a problem that cannot just be put down to “a few bad apples” the opportunity is there…Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022