Alex Zuev
Music
The history of computer music, from Illiac to now
Computers have been making music since the 1950s. A short history.
Video and podcasts
Weekly AI news shows, compared
Critics have long argued about whether science fiction shapes technology or simply reflects it. The honest answer is probably both, and these works are a good place to…
Movies and series
Five documentaries about AI worth your evening
Creators are also using AI as a tool, not just a subject. That raises its own questions about credit, payment and what we value in a work of…
Jobs and economy
Universal basic income, revisited
We do not have to accept the framing that the future is a race. Races reward speed. Societies also need care, deliberation and the ability to change course.…
Practical Guides
How to automate your inbox with AI
Sort, summarise and draft replies without losing control of what you send.
Ethics
The ethics of bringing back the dead with AI
Grief tech offers comfort to some and unease to many.
Risk and safety
A short history of technology panics, and why this one may be different
Every powerful technology redistributes something: time, money, attention, power. Artificial intelligence is no different. The interesting question is not whether it changes things, but who gets to decide…
Games
Indie games exploring machine consciousness
What has changed is that audiences now have their own experience of talking to a machine. A scene that felt like pure fantasy ten years ago can now…
Future scenarios
A world of abundant intelligence and scarce attention
Ordinary people are already making their own judgements. They use AI for some things and refuse it for others, and those everyday choices may shape the technology more…