Teaching machines right from wrong
The trouble with computers: you get exactly what you ask for. Ask a robot…
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Should we be polite to chatbots?
Suddenly they’re everywhere, destroying the idea of homework as we know it and worrying…
Artificial intelligence: who owns the future?
How did you go bankrupt?Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly. Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises…
Ethical Alternatives to Adobe: 2023 Update
Adobe Alternatives Guide – 2023 Update: Many Adobe alternatives have improved significantly since this…
Gmail Alternatives Guide: How (and Why) to Avoid Gmail – 2023 Update
2023 Update: Gmail remains one of the most popular email platforms worldwide. However, as…
Facebook Alternatives Guide: 2023 Update
February 2023: When I originally wrote this guide, years ago, Facebook was a true…
Ethical Google Alternatives: 2023 Update
“Google it.” Even my technophobe grandma understands what that means, and almost everyone with…
Twitter Alternatives Guide: How (and Why) to Avoid Twitter (2023 Update)
January 2023: When I first wrote this article, back in 2019, the landscape for…
Can Small-Scale Farming Feed the World?
In the 1970s, environmentalists and politicians in the imperial core quivered in their seats…
Amazon Alternatives Guide: 2022 Update
Why would anyone want to avoid Amazon? A one-stop-shop for everything from books to…