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AI Feedback Loops show two mirrors facing each other, creating infinity with flowing digital data between, representing recursive AI systems.

How AI Feedback Loops Threaten Digital Memory

14 July 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

Explore how AI feedback loops can mimic and amplify human biases, leading to a gradual erosion of diverse human expression and knowledge. Understand the mechanisms causing this phenomenon and its impact on AI training data quality.

Clippy to Copilot image showing the evolution from a cartoonish paperclip on the left to a sophisticated digital AI network on the right, symbolising past and future virtual assistants

From Clippy to Copilot: The Strange Evolution of Digital Help

12 July 2025 Nathan Clarke 0

Explore the journey from Microsoft’s Clippy, an early virtual assistant, to the advanced AI capabilities of Copilot, examining their impacts on user interaction and technology evolution.

AI and Online dating conceptualised with two avatars having a virtual coffee date in a realistic digital rendition of a Paris café, highlighting the modern fusion of technology and intimate social interaction.

AI and Online dating: Swipe, Match & Merge

12 July 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

Explore the transformative journey of AI in online dating, from automated avatar dates in virtual Paris to deepfake emotions. Understand how intimacy and human connections are being reshaped by sophisticated AI technologies.

Digital Afterlife

Digital Afterlife: Why Perfect Memory Is the Wrong Kind of Immortality

20 June 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

From warped VHS to chatty AI avatars, the Digital Afterlife promises comfort without decay. This feature asks whether perfect memory helps us heal or keeps us from letting go, and argues for consent, clear disclosure, and designed imperfection. Sometimes the kindest archive is the one that fades.

nternet Pornography Evolution illustrated from dial-up modem images to immersive AI experiences

From Dial-Up Desire to AI Lovers: How Internet Pornography Shaped Digital Evolution

18 April 2025 Rachel Whitmore 0

Tracing the journey of adult content from dial-up patience to instant AI gratification reveals how internet pornography drove technological advancements—and sparked critical ethical debates. Explore how past digital desires shape our future

Future of Coding: A nostalgic split-screen showing a ZX Spectrum setup vs. a modern no-code workspace

Will We Still Code in 2040? Gen-X, No-Code, and the Future of Making Things

26 March 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

From BASIC on a BBC Micro to drag-and-drop AI builders, the way we make software has transformed. But has convenience replaced creativity? This article explores the future of coding—and whether Gen-X’s DIY ethos still has a place in the age of no-code.

BBC Micro AI Education: A split-screen of students coding on a BBC Micro in the 80s and modern students learning AI in a futuristic classroom

AI Education Isn’t About Polished Tech, It’s About the Messy Magic of Learning

13 March 2025 Nathan Clarke 0

In the 1980s, British schools created a generation of coders with the BBC Micro. Today, students use AI daily, but do they understand it? Should AI literacy be the next frontier in education, just as coding was decades ago? This article explores how the UK can lead in AI education.

AI bridging 8-bit computing and modern artificial intelligence for Gen X

From 8 Bits to AI: How Gen X Witnessed the Birth of Artificial Intelligence

13 March 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

From screeching cassette loads and BASIC programs to modern AI chatbots and generative tools, Gen X has lived the entire evolution of personal computing. This article explores how a hands-on, 8-bit mindset shaped today’s AI breakthroughs—and what it all means for technology’s next chapter.

Illustration of the evolution from dial-up internet to AI-driven workspaces, highlighting Gen X’s technological adaptability.

Gen X and AI Adaptation: Scepticism, Skill, and the Pursuit of Meaning

4 March 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

Gen X has adapted to every major digital shift, from dial-up modems to social media revolutions. Now, AI is transforming the workplace, but this isn’t our first technological upheaval. Here’s how our adaptability, scepticism, and experience give us an edge in the AI era.

My CPC, AI, and Me: When Artificial Intelligence Came to the Amstrad

3 March 2025 Nathan Clarke 0

In 1986, AI on home computers was a fantasy—until Amstrads and Artificial Intelligence made it real. Discover how an 8-bit machine with just 64K of RAM ran poetry generators, translators, and learning algorithms decades before today’s AI revolution.

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