Humans are intelligent, tooThe most insightful take on artificial intelligence I have read or seen in recent weeks would probably be the Wallace and Gromit movie…4d ago4d ago
Left behind, or catching up?Bad news and celebrities dominate the news. If you challenge a news editor about this, you will likely hear an explanation that selecting…Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 2024
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Maria and LwitikoThere was once a girl, growing up in the west of England in a low-income household, whose father was an agricultural labourer. Let’s call…Apr 2, 2024Apr 2, 2024
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The pace of progress in business is painfully slowWhen I was 18, in 1981, I wrote an essay as part of my application to Cambridge University. The theme was the importance of switching from…Apr 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023
British understatement can be deadlyA few months ago a British citizen angrily demanded, in response to a BBC series on black history: ‘Why is there never a White History…Mar 30, 20224Mar 30, 20224
On living alone in lockdownIt helps that I live near a prison. When I go for my daily run in the common, I glance up. I am thankful my daily exercise is on this side…Nov 29, 20204Nov 29, 20204
UK silences whistleblowersIn late 2019 a doctor tried to alert Chinese authorities to a dangerous new virus, with the potential to become a deadly pandemic. He was…Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020
Explaining sarcasm to an AI machineAI: I’ve learned that the intended meaning of a sentence can be different, even the absolute opposite, of the literal meaning of the words…Apr 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020