AI has broken the economic bargain behind the web, and everybody is losing.
- Associate Dean, Interaction, Technology and Information, RMIT University
The proliferation of apps might seem innocuous. But it comes with several hidden problems.
Social apps like Instagram, TikTok and Facebook are designed to be addictive. What would they look like if we removed the worst features?
Australia’s proposed digital duty of care will ask social media platforms to actively prevent harm.
Tim Berners-Lee, the man who gave us the world wide web, dreamt the technology would unite us. But something went really wrong with the rise of social media.
In Source Code, Gates describes his early life and career. But the man dubbed ‘ruthless’ by many of his peers, is largely uncritical of his own path.
Links have been essential tools for navigating the web and sourcing information – but they are on the decline as tech companies try to keep audiences from clicking away.
The early internet was like the coolest club around. Then, big tech companies swept in. But the alternative to a corporate online world has always existed.
A new experiment shows AI chatbots aren’t only good for spreading disinformation – but it comes with plenty of caveats.
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