Blog – Page 152 – Technology vs Humanity: the coming clash of man and machine

The Tech ‘Regrets’ Industry

Silicon Valley has lost some of its shine in recent months, what with the “fake news” and the bots and the hacks and the hate speech. All the promises about the democratization of information and power ring a little hollow these days. I’d say they rang a little hollow all along. Read full Article

10 principles for public sector use of algorithmic decision making

A growing number of governments and public sector organisations are adopting artificial intelligence tools and techniques to assist with their activities. Read full Article

How To Become A Centaur

Garry cringed, like someone just spit in his breakfast. Pawn to f5. Blue remained silent, like it just spit in someone else’s breakfast. Rook to e7: taking Garry’s queen. Read full Article

Post-work: the radical idea of a world without jobs

Work has ruled our lives for centuries, and it does so today more than ever. But a new generation of thinkers insists there is an alternative. By Work is the master of the modern world. For most people, it is impossible to imagine society without it. Read full Article

Philip K. Dick and the Fake Humans

This essay is featured in Global Dystopias. Order your copy here. This is not the dystopia we were promised. We are not learning to love Big Brother, who lives, if he lives at all, on a cluster of server farms, cooled by environmentally friendly technologies. Read full Article