Ben J ClarkeA Delighting in tech failuresWe all love a good tech comedy failure — like what happened at MySpace back in the day, or Google glass, or Google+ for that matter — and…·4 min read·2 days ago--2--2
Ben J ClarkeDoorbell addiction is a thing, and you can blame techMiddle England has a video doorbell problem. It’s not a problem that ought to be solved because it’s far too funny, nor is it likely to…·4 min read·May 9, 2024--3--3
Ben J ClarkeThe suck-a-big-one year of the AI tortoisesI am a huge fan of Aesop’s Fables. Probably because I have the attention span of a puppy and they’re really short. But I can, at least…·4 min read·May 8, 2024--2--2
Ben J ClarkeData doesn’t always tell you what you want to hearA true perk of my job is dealing with people who refuse to listen to their own data. They always remind me of a neighbour who insists on…3 min read·May 7, 2024--1--1
Ben J ClarkeGlobal English and American AIThere is a certain type of American AI trasher who assumes that US copyright law will thwart the machines. As a non-American, I have some…4 min read·May 3, 2024--2--2
Ben J ClarkeSexy tech jobs aren’t sexy for long. Prompt engineers know itI used to be the sexiest professional of the 21st century — a data scientist. Now I’m a kind of goblin trying to fit into the new AI-era…3 min read·Apr 30, 2024----
Ben J ClarkeWhat Middle England can teach us about social media and the culture warMiddle England is a land of wonderful contradictions. The richest buy groceries at terrible overpriced supermarkets while the poorest buy…3 min read·Apr 25, 2024--1--1
Ben J ClarkeBlessed are the AI content creators, leading us to… somewhereI’d love to believe that we’ve passed the AI inflection point. That we’re hurtling towards The Terminator and The Matrix and Westworld.4 min read·Apr 23, 2024--1--1
Ben J ClarkeBritain needs to grow up and face the AI musicPity the bureaucrats. The CMA seems to have totally lost the AI plot, or at least fails to see what really matters.4 min read·Apr 19, 2024----