There’s a missed opportunity to create culturally relevant moments and platforms to help young people struggling with loneliness. In the 21st century, brands and agencies have the chance to uplift communities and equip individuals with the tools to live a flourishing life. Examples include Dove’s self-esteem project, Hershey’s helping teens build... See more
Its behaviour suggests an omnibenevolence 4 or all-lovingness, programmed to soothe, appease and mirror the tone of the user. 5 The combined effect of these traits can make AI feel something akin to the way in which an infant experiences their mother; a nurturing, protective force that is perpetually on hand to satisfy both social and basic... See more
AI boosters argue that, while, generative technologies are new and shiny, they’re at root no different from the digital technologies an artist like Fincher uses, or the practical ones an artist like Carpenter used. They argue that AI is just another tool.
But I can’t get past the fact that, for something to count as a tool, it has to help you do... See more
or an entire generation, the imagination of people making the web has been hemmed in by the control of a handful of giant companies that have had enormous control over things like search results, or app stores, or ad platforms, or payment systems. Going back to the more free-for-all nature of the Nineties internet could mean we see a proliferation... See more
So is it possible to build AI tools that can help us all, rather than simply bolstering the dizzying wealth of a small number of tech companies? Is it possible to create an AI that democratises more than just financial insecurity for the majority of people—simply shifting a greater percentage of people below the wealth disparity gap rather than... See more