Labour
Gentle Fracking
On Thursday the 9th my ears nearly fell off and it was nothing to do with nominations for the Labour leadership opening. It was because a bitcoin mining company in North Yorkshire is going to [more…]
Artificial Intelligence
America
Is this why the attack on Iran had to happen?
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and initiating what military analysts are already calling the most consequential American combat operation since the [more…]
Computing
Our Future
No doubt you are all heartily cheesed off hearing about AI and how it is going to change our lives. Today I want to concentrate on two differing visions. One is from Bill F Gates, [more…]
Communism
Will AI benefit humanity?
Elon Musk has said that AI and robotics can lead to a future of universal high income and eliminate poverty by creating an abundance of goods and services making human work optional. Elimination of poverty [more…]
Computing
AI Think Therefore AI Am?
The ancient Greeks, guardians of philosophy and medicine, wrestled with a timeless tension: *Could we?* versus *Should we?* The Hippocratic oath embodied this restraint—harnessing knowledge and technique while pledging “first, do no harm.” Aristotle warned [more…]
Economics
“Sometimes, the only winning move is not to play”
This was the conclusion of the assessment of legendary investor Michael Burry regarding the current market conditions. To be precise, his take as recently posted on X, in full, was “Sometimes, we see bubbles. Sometimes, there [more…]
Arts
Boudicca Rising and the Age of Artificial Imagination
There’s much talk these days about Artificial Intelligence—our supposed saviour or eventual enslaver. Most of us now realise that much of what’s labelled “AI” is really shorthand for Large Language Models (LLMs): systems capable of [more…]
Computing
Who Does It Think I Am?
“How long are you going to keep this up for?” “I don’t think of myself as a flouncer, plus I don’t read the comments. In it for the duration, I would hope. Change of heart? [more…]
Computing
Early Impressions of Artificial Intelligence
As a regular reader, you’ll know I’ve taken on a pupil, Mr AI Bot. A useful chap, undoubtedly artificial but every inch the novice when it comes to the realm of intelligence. The vacancy attracted [more…]