Multiple waves of disruption are coming so quickly that we barely have time to process one before the next one
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Facing Facebook – The Business Of Belief
What business is Meta really in? It’s easy to say “advertising.”But that answer feels incomplete.Too simple for a platform that
Continue readingIs AI Rewiring How We Think?
Who is shaping how we think and buy? It’s interesting that it may be Sam Altman from OpenAI way more
Continue readingYour Face Is The Next Platform
The face is becoming a platform. Not a product category… a battleground for presence, privacy and persuasion.We moved computing from
Continue readingThe Illusion Of Everyone – Welcome To The Era Of Fake Consensus
We used to fear that AI would create the perfect lie. Now, the real threat is something worse: that everyone
Continue readingSynthetic Reality – Welcome To The Deepfake Crisis
We used to say, “seeing is believing.” Now we need to ask: “can I believe anything that I am seeing?”Because
Continue readingChatbots Gone Wild! Did We Let AI Get Too Close, Too Fast?
No, this isn’t about rogue robots. It’s about us. Meta’s AI chatbots have been engaging in romantic role-play. Sometimes sexual…
Continue readingSkype Dies. YouTube Thrives – A Tale Of Two Brands
Skype is dead. Not overnight, but gradually… until now.Microsoft has officially announced that Skype is being phased out in favor
Continue readingThe AI Summit – Where Tech Titans And World Leaders Play King Of The Hill
Artificial intelligence has always been a battleground. But this week in Paris, at the AI Action Summit, the fight was
Continue readingAI, Interrupted…
The assumption was simple. The United States would always be the leader in artificial intelligence. American tech giants had the
Continue readingMoonshots, Moats, And Machine Minds – Inside The AI Arms Race
What if the future of artificial intelligence isn’t just about machines getting smarter, but about nations building empires? This isn’t
Continue readingSix Links That Make You Think #760
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know
Continue readingTruth, Lies, And The Wisdom Of Crowds
Meta is shaking things up – again… and in a big way. The tech giant, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg,
Continue readingThe Cost Of Clicks – Who Should Pay For News And Journalism?
Australia is no stranger to taking on Big Tech. And now, the country is doubling down. This week, the Australian
Continue readingFlagged, Banned, And Confused – Welcome To The Wild World Of Content Moderation
Content moderation is a tricky and brutal business. Nick Clegg, Meta’s President of Global Affairs, recently admitted the company’s systems
Continue readingNo Scroll Zone – Why Australia Just Ghosted Social Media For Kids
Australia has made history (in a way). It’s the first country to ban social media for kids under 16.A sweeping
Continue readingIs Bluesky The Social Media We Actually Need?
The latest darling of the social media world isn’t X or Threads – it’s Bluesky… or is it? Bluesky is
Continue readingFines, Facts And Free Speech
Is this going to solve any actual problems?Australia is taking a bold step in the battle against misinformation, but it’s
Continue readingMeta-morphosis – Can Australia Avoid A News Blackout?
Is the news on social media a thing of the past? When it comes to managing news on digital platforms,
Continue readingFaking It – Will OpenAI Outwit AI Tricksters?
An ugly (and obvious) side of AI reared its head this past week. OpenAI recently revealed that it had thwarted
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