John Thornhill
I’m human. Are you? The quest for our online identity
The increasing ubiquity of AI makes it harder to authenticate who someone is in the digital realm
We need a new deal for the Web
The speed and direction of AI’s transformation of the digital economy raises fears of its viability and predatory bots
Generative AI models are skilled in the art of bulls**t
Large language models are unconcerned with truth because they have no concept of it – and therein lies the danger
A lesson for oligarchs: politics can be deadly
The emergence of a powerful tech elite close to Donald Trump has jarring echoes with Russia
Will AI ‘compress’ the 21st century?
Several of the top AI leaders are now tamping down the fear factor and turning up the volume on hope and hype
Who are we now? – humanity’s next frontier
A survey of tens of thousands of people by one of Google’s top AI researchers also gives a compelling look at the...
We need a political Alan Turing to design AI safeguards
Frontier technology is a challenge that raises a spectrum of concerns
Multiple red flags are not yet slowing the generative AI train
Critics claim the technology carries alarming risks and needs better governance