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Redistribution and economic growth by replacing the BBC Licence Fee
First published for the Young Fabians.
Published Article (PDF) at youngfabians.org.ukSeptember 2024
The BBC Licence Fee acts as a regressive poll tax. I make the case for a progressive, redistributive replacement.
A question of trust: AI is unsuited for the real world
5th November 2023AI isn't going to destroy humanity, but they're unreliable, unaccountable, and untrustworthy.
Programming with printers: Don't.
25th August 2023I worked on a project to build a printer driver for the 3DS. I now have a violent hatred of printers.
Art of the DVD menu - a collection
31st July 2023Elaborate, confusing, failing to conform to accessibility guidelines. This page documents some of the favorites I have come across, with some rants.
AI as an Infinite Dopamine Machine
14th May 2023Put an AI in charge of a virtual world, its aim to maximise dopamine levels. What could go wrong?
A ChatGPT plagiarism experiment
17th January 2023Much has been written about the potential risk of academic plagiarism made possible using the ChatGPT tool. Can the AI itself detect its own handiwork?