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Chris Stokel-Walker

Chris Stokel-Walker

The Guardian

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Elon Musk owning OpenAI would be a terrible idea. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen

12.02.2025 20

The Guardian

Chris Stokel-Walker

A new era of lies: Mark Zuckerberg has just ushered in an extinction-level event for truth on social media

Social media has always acted as something of a funhouse mirror to society as a whole. The algorithms and amplifications of an always-online...

07.01.2025 6

The Guardian

Chris Stokel-Walker

No, you’re not imagining it – the UK’s 5G connection really is crap

The leafy countryside of Sussex is delightful to drive through, all twisting country lanes and glorious green fields for miles on end. I know...

24.10.2024 20

The Guardian

Chris Stokel-Walker

Here’s the deal: AI giants get to grab all your data unless you say they can’t. Fancy that? No, neither do I

Imagine someone drives up to a pub in a top-of-the-range sports car – a £1.5m Koenigsegg Regera, to pick one at random – parks up and saunters...

18.10.2024 40

The Guardian

Chris Stokel-Walker

Posting ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ is pointless. But we can stop big tech stealing our Facebook pictures

If you’ve spent any time on Instagram or Facebook lately, you will probably have encountered concerned citizens sharing posts denying Meta, the...

26.09.2024 3

The Guardian

Chris Stokel-Walker

Arresting Telegram’s Pavel Durov could be a smart move. Tech bosses care more about themselves than you

The shock arrest of Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov as he stepped off his private jet in Bourget airport near Paris over the weekend is a...

26.08.2024 10

The Guardian

Chris Stokel-Walker