Thoughts brewing in a cloudy mind.
I built a desk-top voice assistant called Pi-Esp Jarvis: say “Jarvis” to a little ESP32 screen, and a Raspberry Pi 5 answers, with Claude stepping in for the hard questions. It sets timers, wakes you up, reads the weather, keeps your shopping list and plays music. You can build one in an afternoon without writing … Read more
The debate about responsible AI adoption is often framed as a question of skills. Do employees understand how to use AI? Have they received appropriate training? Should people using AI at work hold recognised certifications? How should organisations respond when employees use tools that have not been formally approved? These are important questions. But I … Read more
There is an assumption buried deep inside modern culture: Books are serious. Twitter is noise. One is considered intellectual nutrition. The other is considered distraction. One sits in libraries. The other sits in your pocket vibrating every six minutes with someone arguing about oat milk. But what if the distinction is weaker than we pretend? … Read more
History has never been entirely neutral. It has always been shaped by those who recorded it, those who funded the recording, and those who decided what was worth preserving. We know this. Scholars have debated it for centuries. But something is shifting, and it is shifting quickly. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is giving us extraordinary new … Read more
There is a moment in every technology shift where the question stops being “Is this possible?” and becomes “Why aren’t we doing this already?” Education is arriving at that moment. For decades, the gold standard of learning has been the one-to-one tutor: a patient expert who adapts explanations to the student, notices confusion instantly, and … Read more
A “Crash Course Generator” AI prompt – a universal, reusable prompt you can drop into ChatGPT (or any LLM) to get the same kind of smart, concise crash course on any topic. Copy and paste the prompt below into your AI Assistant, replacing the [PUT YOUR TOPIC HERE] is the topic you want e.g “Systems … Read more
Lately, I’ve been reading This is For Everyone by Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the World Wide Web. It’s one of those books that makes you pause and realise just how much the Web has changed our world. I also had the chance to briefly meet Tim this year at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. … Read more
A call for Global Regulation In an increasingly digital world, the debate over regulating mobile phone use continues. However, rather than focusing on restricting access to these essential tools, a more effective approach would be to regulate the recommendation algorithms that drive content engagement on social media and AI-powered platforms. These algorithms, including profile-based targeted … Read more