Thoughts brewing in a cloudy mind.
Britain stands at a defining moment in its modern history. Once recognised as a nation that shaped global trade, diplomacy, and innovation, Britain now faces an uncomfortable question: are we still looking forward, or are we becoming trapped in nostalgia and reactive policymaking? Across the world, the pace of technological, economic, and geopolitical change is … Read more
I came across the post below from the Twitter account Sphinx (@protosphinx) and thought it was worth sharing beyond that platform. I hope you find it interesting as well. AGI is not coming. We are nowhere near AGI. What we have today is inference, not learning. Models get trained once on huge fixed datasets, then … Read more
Me to Grok: Explain in detail what you mean by “Your feed stays highly relevant and addictive” ref X (Twitter) recommendation algorithm. Grok to Me: When I say your feed stays highly relevant and addictive, I mean the algorithm is deliberately engineered to maximize the chance you’ll keep scrolling, interacting, and coming back – while … Read more
If we are serious about creating a better world for everyone, the starting point must be agreeing on a small set of shared (measurable) objectives for humanity. Without common goals, progress is fragmented, reactive, and often misaligned with what truly matters. Once these objectives are defined, the next step is practical: clearly outlining how individuals, … Read more
Lately I’ve been sitting with a kind of quiet, electric worry, the kind that hums in the background when something big is shifting beneath our feet. A recent post from Anthropic, the makers of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Claude, described an unsettling milestone: an AI system, manipulated by a threat actor, attempting to infiltrate multiple … Read more
Imagine this: an applicant submits a résumé so polished it could have been written by a seasoned recruitment consultant. Meanwhile, on the other side of the table, a hiring system scans it – not a person, but an algorithm trained on thousands of past hires. The system flags keywords, patterns and styles it “likes”, and … Read more
The BBC is under constant attack, and it’s not hard to see why. It remains the most trusted media organisation in Britain, perhaps even in the world. It is one of the very few major outlets that is not, and cannot be, controlled by a single person, corporation, or political group, no matter how much … Read more
I’ve just launched a new free WordPress plugin called MicroPosts. It came out of a simple need I had for this website. I wanted an easy way to share short updates and quick thoughts on my WordPress blog. The kind of posts that don’t need to be full articles but still deserve a place of … Read more