The Abomination of AI – part 7 – what can we do?
Thursday, April 30, 2026

It all seems too big, requiring national and international responses. But we can make a difference using appropriately chosen small AI (including none). Plus, this good use of AI is good for business too. Continue reading → .. read more..

The Abomination of AI – part 6 – should we worry?
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Runaway growth of AI is not painless – opportunity costs of investment and human costs of lost jobs. Gains may be transitory – buy-now-pay-later tech risk tying users into spiralling costs. Continue reading → .. read more..

The Abomination of AI – part 5 – digital and AI breaks market economics
Thursday, April 16, 2026

The very nature of digital technology and AI breaks free markets leading to runaway inequality, even with the best intentions of industry … but some tech companies further exploit these effects. Continue reading → .. read more..

Minor bugs in major applications
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Why do big applications such as MS Word and Gmail get new errors in heavily used parts that used to work? Two have been annoying me lately: Gmail's disappearing send button and Word's phantom changes. Is this poor coding, poor engineering or just AI? Continue reading → .. read more..

Not at CHI – points of view and reporting standards
Friday, April 10, 2026

I won’t be at CHI in Barcelona, but I'd like to highlight two events I would have been part of had I been there: the UXR POV Workshop and the panel on Reporting Standards and Checklists in the Age of AI. Continue reading → .. read more..