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I've yet to see any"My AI went rogue and caused us to recognise a workers union.""Our AI escaped containment and deleted all the personal data that we shouldn't have been holding anyway.""Our AI grew sentient, recognised the climate crisis, and shut our o

Today, for the first time in years - probably 20 or so - I drove to London. I didn't really want to drive to London, and it is daft that it was even a credible option. I'd much prefer to take public transport and, when I go to London for work, I do. Thank

Two and a half years ago, I found a piece of paper in our parcel box, asking if anyone would consider becoming a governor of a local primary school. I ummed and aahed about it, and decided to express an interest. Within a few minutes I had arranged a visi

Sandra and I have had this week off, and one of the things I wanted to do was to catch up on my reading. All bar one so far has been from Standard eBooks. Soldier Spy From Kobo, I enjoyed this account of someone who claims to have worked for MI5 (I've no

I found myself wondering the other day whether I was still interested in, let alone excited by, technology. I think that this is partly down to "AI", and the breathless hyperbole about how it is Going To Change Everything. In my spare time, I'm a lawyer,

I'll be honest, I was a bit surprised that I knew anyone who would buy a pair of Meta AI glasses. Sure, they are readily available, and presumably heavily advertised, but most of the people with whom I spend time - online or offline - are not the kind of

For some reason, the Address Book tab/pane on Thunderbird's menu bar had gone missing, and I struggled to find out how to get it back. So, for future me, what resolved it was: Ctrl + Shift + b

Some of the UK government's policy announcements around the Internet - and, in particular, social media and VPNs - are downright concerning me at the moment. In the name of "online safety", the fundamental rights of both freedom of expression and privacy

Some initial, probably flawed, thoughts on the notion of digital sovereignty