Social Media and AI: The Second Great Pollution.

Social Media and AI: The Second Great Pollution.

December 17, 2024Posted inArtificial Intelligence, Society2 Comments
The industrial age brought enormous benefits but also the First Great Pollution of our physical environment. Similarly, the benefits of IT are now being offset by the Second Great Pollution - of our ‘Infosphere’ - by social media and AI spreading mis/disinformation, vitriol, fakes, hallucinations, etc. We discuss the resulting harms to Society and recommend urgent countermeasures.
A Framework For Countering The Risks Of Artificial Intelligence

A Framework For Countering The Risks Of Artificial Intelligence

May 3, 2024Posted inArtificial IntelligenceNo Comments
Artificial Intelligence (AI) hits the headlines every day with its promises of new benefits for mankind, but also by concerns about new harms. Normal commercial investment and competition will ensure we get the new benefits, but the harms of AI are already evident and many are very difficult to deal with; ‘AI Safety’ is therefore an urgent priority.
The Thrill of Another MS Office Update

The Thrill of Another MS Office Update

February 14, 2022Posted inSociety1 Comment
There is a vast group of people who don’t need all the bells and whistles in today’s software. We keep being inundated with upgrades we don’t need and forced to buy subscriptions that chunk away at our fixed incomes. We need less capable and cheaper software.