Gordon Campbell On Why Data Centres Are Not Your (Or The Planet’s) Friend
It sounds too good to be true. A giant multinational mothership – Amazon Web Services aka AWS – it supposedly intent on spending $7.5 billion […]
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Gordon Campbell on Iran killing its rappers, and searching for the invisible Dr. Reti
As hideous as David Seymour can be, it is worth keeping in mind occasionally that there are even worse political figures (and regimes) out there. […]
Gordon Campbell on Israel’s murderous use of AI in Gaza
This may seem like a dumb question– but how come Israel has managed to kill at least 33,000 Palestinian civilians in Gaza, including over 13,000 […]
Gordon Campbell on the death of library browsing
For many of us, the word “library” has comfortable connotations. It suggests rows of books in which to browse, make discoveries and pass them on […]
Gordon Campbell on the flaws in National’s pet solution to gangs and poverty
In the 50 years since Norm Kirk first promised to take the bikes off the bikies, our politicians have tried again and again to win […]
Gordon Campbell on the anti-Corbyn split in British Labour
The resignation of seven UK Labour MPs in protest against the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn is another example of the centre-left’s readiness to sabotage its own cause…
Gordon Campbell on why we should be anxious about Artificial Intelligence
So… should we be anxious about AI? Of course we should.
Artificial Intelligence: Real Anxieties?
Is the film Ex Machina – and its depiction of Artificial Intelligence – a sign of a world soon to come?