In the age of AI intermediaries, websites become infrastructure — and humans stop navigating the web directly. Promising frictionless knowledge but at the cost of the chaos that made the internet creative. Have you ever wondered whether people still lose themselves online the way we once did, chasing one search into another until hours have… Continue reading The end of digital wandering and the death of the click
Whilst the UK Parliament is focused on banning phones from schools for under-16s, a far more urgent dimension of digital safeguarding is being neglected and misunderstood: AI-generated sexual abuse material. In late December 2025 and early 2026, a pivotal moment in the fight against online sexual abuse emerged, not through a legislative breakthrough, but through… Continue reading The uncontrolled proliferation of AI-generated sexual abuse material — why regulatory promises fail victims
Social media consumes us all. Connecting feels easier than ever, with everyone being accessible at the tap of a button. However, its effects on consumers are undeniable; it commodifies social interaction, rewires our brains and ultimately disconnects its users from their loved ones. In an age of ai-dominated, algorithmic content, the concept of effortless interaction… Continue reading Social media — an artificial connection to the world
With the rapid advancement of various large language models (LLMs), the most known software being ChatGPT, we are now witnessing a virtual assistant that can help write emails, draft business plans and even offer life advice within its boundaries. The boundaries are what seem to be forgotten. It’s safe to say that with the growing… Continue reading AI psychosis — the danger of artificial optimism
As artificial intelligence (AI) takes over and redefines the world at an exponential rate, its implications on society grow vast. With the prolific introduction of AI chatbots, much like the global domination of social media platforms, many are turning to software such as ChatGPT, Replika, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini and Pi, amongst many others, to… Continue reading Searching for togetherness in a lonely world — is artificial intelligence replacing human connection?
“At a time when man was still at the initial stages of his civilisation and his thought had not yet consciously come to serve objective truth, the resort to myth was the only way to supply an answer to the questions which exercised him.” — M. Stavropoulou Hermes was a god in Ancient Greek mythology… Continue reading A prophet of discourse — what would Hermes make of digital communication?
At the turn of the new millennium, the world held its breath in fear of the Y2K bug. Would a computer be able to differentiate the year 2000 from 1900? Twenty-five years on, technology has become more advanced, smaller and more innovative than ever seen before. The internet now fits in your pocket, you can… Continue reading Turning back time — why Gen Z are returning to analogue tech
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of replicating reality, the role of human creativity is being re-evaluated. AI can already mimic human likenesses and replicate natural scenes with stunning precision, and this precision will only grow greater. The question then arises: what is the point of replicating reality in art now that technology can do… Continue reading What can cubism teach us about creating in a world with AI?
Skyrocketing AI stock prices have been a point of great anxiety over the past few months. Allegations of a bubble extend even longer, and with Michael Burry’s latest short position, the market took a hit. Afterwards, a whole rabble of AI industry leaders have made their way onto the media to reassure the world there… Continue reading Rabble of AI Leaders Try To Calm Markets In New Interviews
Between the years of 1642 and 1651, the UK was in total turmoil as the Royalist and Parliamentarist forces competed to lead the way for the union’s future. One man, utterly disturbed by the skirmishes resulting in an uncertain future and a death toll of around 200.000, strived to find out how this outcome could… Continue reading Hobbes and artificial intelligence — the meta-Leviathan
