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Adult movies were not the reason Betamax really lost the video wars

According to a popular myth, Betamax lost out to VHS because of adult content - in reality, it was down to tape length, and licensing.

AI needs to be regulated to ensure its benefits don’t stay with the mega-rich

Regulating the Industrial Revolution didn't stifle innovation, it ensured technology served the people – regulating Big Tech and AI can do the same today.

In the era of AI, cognitive biases are not exclusive to humans

Far from being capable of objective judgements, AI and machine learning replicate the biases and prejudices of the very human data they're trained on.

Richard Dawkins and AI: the lights are on, but nobody’s home

When Richard Dawkins claims AI may have consciousness, he's committing the same cognitive blunder as the creationists he has long argued against.

For all the claims of governments and Big Tech, cybersecurity is far from scientific

Rather than accept at face value claims that cybersecurity measures will make us safer and more secure, we need to ask for proof before we hand over our data.

The Sword of Durandal – the wholly impossible “Quantum Navigation Device”

The 'Sword of Durandal' promises to be a game-changing Quantum Navigation Device in the palm of your hand – except, it doesn't actually exist

Machine learning without critical thinking only encourages tech pseudoscience

When ask how a machine learning tool can be used – but not whether it's accurate – we risk encoding technological pseudoscience into society.

The digital doppelgänger: how algorithms decide who we become

Invisible social media curation by algorithms can reach beyond tailoring content and even start to shape users' beliefs and identity
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