Observations on the world and its inhabitants
I got a WhatsApp ping from a colleague: a BBC link, a dramatic headline, and a friendly warning — “Look after yourself if you eat egg.” Then “Eggs.. we feed them to our dogs.” I did what sensible people do: skimmed, sighed, and then read the piece properly. The headline had done its job. Me? ...
This will mean nothing to most people – like in the old days when people were scared to touch the very first prototype telephones. It was like, “I don’t know what that thing will do to me!😨😱” If you consider yourself a luddite or partial luddite, skip though to the conclusion at the end, to ...
The latest moral panic to grace the pages of Scientific American: AI chatbots are apparently fuelling psychotic episodes now. Obviously, when the world’s burning, the economy’s wheezing, and public trust in institutions is circling the drain, what we really need to worry about is whether someone’s chatbot told them they’re the reincarnation of Plato. Strap ...
One minute you’re asking it for a dinner recipe, the next you’re convinced it’s whispering quantum secrets and crowning you the next Einstein. According to Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman, we’ve apparently entered the age of “AI psychosis,” where people believe chatbots are sentient, emotionally invested, and handing out superpowers like party favours. 🧙♂️ ⚠️ ...
A phone call via WhatsApp at 8:17 am on a Saturday morning. (Tarek, spotting the call thinks to himself: Alice? The only reason to call before the coffee has fully processed is either a family emergency or an existential crisis over kale. And I’m betting on kale.) The Phone Call Tarek: Good morning, Alice. Alice: ...
Headlines often proclaim that rising business rates are “killing the high street,” forcing businesses to close their doors. This narrative frames the tax as a singular, destructive force responsible for the decline of retail and the loss of jobs. While business rates are a significant financial pressure, a deeper economic analysis reveals a more complex ...
Well, loads of people have been biting their nails about ChatGPT. Yuh know anything that is new and apparently intelligent is to be feared. Like “OMG!! OMG!! AI is taking over the world, let’s have a panic attack!” The sort of responses are similar to when aeroplanes were made to fly people around, the telephone ...
Captain Walker
Captain Walker
