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Could machines help us be more ethical?
Even as a professional ethicist, I’ll admit it’s not easy to live an ethical life. Heck, it’s a slog at times.… Read More
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Teaching machines right from wrong
The trouble with computers: you get exactly what you ask for. Ask a robot waiter to serve table eight’s food immediately… Read More
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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 writers across the globe. Few technologies have… Read More
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Artificial intelligence: who owns the future?
How did you go bankrupt?Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly. Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises The late Gordon Moore famously observed that… Read More
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Ethical Alternatives to Adobe: 2023 Update
Adobe Alternatives Guide – 2023 Update: Many Adobe alternatives have improved significantly since this article was first published back in 2021.… Read More
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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 a free service, the user pays with… Read More
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Facebook Alternatives Guide: 2023 Update
February 2023: When I originally wrote this guide, years ago, Facebook was a true behemoth. It’s still a massive tech company… Read More
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Ethical Google Alternatives: 2023 Update
“Google it.” Even my technophobe grandma understands what that means, and almost everyone with any experience of the internet has used… Read More
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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 Twitter was far different. Given a number… Read More
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Can Small-Scale Farming Feed the World?
In the 1970s, environmentalists and politicians in the imperial core quivered in their seats at the prospect of a population explosion.… Read More
