Category: Politics
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Turning down the heat
As the temperature rises, how do we step down from hotheaded aggression? I’ve been thinking about the time I spent in the mountains at the end of July, and the connected problems we are experiencing with rising temperatures. You may have seen the photograph that did the rounds a couple of weeks ago where a…
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Mutiny against Mutiny – overcoming a Supreme (in)Justice in an atomised world
Are you worried yet? I am. Genuinely. But what to do? When to act? The past few days have been some of the most politically concerning since I can’t remember. The RN making major gains in voter share in France. The way that the Supreme Court in the US ruled on the powers of Federal…
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Living with the Algorithm – an expert interview with Lord Tim Clement-Jones
It was both a great privilege and great fun to interview Lord Tim Clement-Jones as part of the expert AI conversations that I am putting together. Tim is one of the leading voices in the House of Lords around AI regulation and online safety, and brings great wisdom and passion – and wit – to…
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War Machine + the (very) narrow path to good AI
Last week I had the pleasure of chatting to Matt Baker, of the War Machine podcast, about the book. It was a pretty rich conversation – and Matt edits up a very decent intro too! Hope you enjoy listening. I also went up to Oxford on Thursday to go to a lecture being given by…
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On your bike (for Gaza)
At the end of May I’m doing the Ride London 100-mile bike ride in aid of Amos Trust. I’ve supported Amos for decades, and been with them to visit Israel and Palestine – including Gaza – a couple of times. Their work is wonderful. Wonder if you’d consider sponsoring me, via JustGiving? The money will…