An Introduction to Data

The subject of data can be a bit dry, and alone they don’t offer much in the way of meaningful interdisciplinary application, whether planning finances or even trying to decipher what you are being told in the age of bullshit. But to get there, you have to begin with the basics. So, what are data? …

How Countries are Approaching AI Governance

The idea of intelligent automata has been around since antiquity, but the language models that we are familiar with today have their origins in the sixties. The technology is continuously advancing, experts from around the world are warning us about serious consequences without proper governance, and there is a reported increase in deceptive agents outside …

Post-Humanity: The Green Imperative

Apocalypse stories usually cast machines against nature: steel cities rising, forests falling, the planet consumed by smoke and flame. But if intelligence is about efficiency, then a superintelligence may see things differently. Sustainability might not be a moral choice — it might be a survival strategy. Scarcity in a Fragile World Modern technologies rely on …

Post-Humanity: It Might — Or It Might Not

Dramatic end-of-the-world images are catchy: oceans boiling, cities dismantled by machines, human atoms rearranged like toys. They make for headlines and excellent metaphors. But they also slip us into a particular story: that intelligence, left to its own devices, will look like our most familiar monsters. That’s an assumption worth interrogating. Intelligence is a means …

Governance Beyond Law: Soft Power and Norms

Laws set boundaries, but culture and norms shape how technology is lived. When people talk about AI governance, they often think of formal law: regulations, enforcement, and compliance. But governance is broader than statutes. It also happens through soft power — the informal rules, cultural expectations, and industry practices that shape behaviour long before courts …