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Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Monday, 11 November 2019

Techy or tacky: why social media is just about bearable

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I joined Twitter this week. Now, given that Twitter has been around for over a decade, you might think I'm coming a little late to the...
Sunday, 19 May 2019

Why people encourage suicide online

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Many philosophical issues - and many interactions with others - are not matters of life and death. But some are. Please note that this pos...
Saturday, 6 April 2019

Should human pilots be able to override autopilot?

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All over the news this week is the Boeing 737 crash in Ethiopia , which has killed all 157 people on board. The cause of the crash, it seems...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Black Friday: No thanks - just bargains

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It's that time of year again - Black Friday. The time of year when people clamour for bargains, enthusiastically elbowing others out of ...
Friday, 26 October 2018

Driverless cars, the trolley problem, and tyranny of the majority

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Today BBC News ran an article entitled Driverless cars: who should die in a crash? The news story has come about because researchers at MIT...
Monday, 27 August 2018

Finishing off my MA thesis

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When I was pregnant with my son, it was a problem-free pregnancy and I didn't mind being the size of a house and having a baby jumping a...
Saturday, 16 June 2018

"Alexa, why are you so stupid?" - Is our rude treatment of AI devices a problem?

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A few weeks ago, my mum got Alexa (an Alexa? the Alexa?) in her house, and she and my step-dad were keen to show off how it (she?) can play...