If you’re a UK user of the image sharing site Imgur, you’ll have noticed you lost access last Wednesday. The Information Commissioner’s Office has told Imgur’s parent company, MediaLab AI, it intends to fine them after looking at how they handle age checks and children’s personal data. In response, Imgur made the commercial decision to… Read More Lost access
We love shiny but shiny doesn’t change performance. I have had cause to use this image again in the last week or so. It often raises a smile, and questions about male gaze, but it’s trying to make a serious point. Too often in L&D we get distracted by the shiny. A new platform, a… Read More Shiny shiny technology
With technology moving at such pace, the idea that we should only use content, resources, and knowledge from our own locality feels ridiculous. Books might take months or years to be translated. By the time they reach a new market, the conversation has already moved on. Meanwhile, podcasts, videos, and posts are available instantly. Thinking… Read More Able to use anything
When I read stories about automation of processes, AI implementation, and development of new technologies, they are invariably illustrated with some kind of robotic presence, wire frame imaging and humanoid but inhuman characters. What automation is, in the real world, is a medication being prescribed, approved, supplied and delivered. Simple choices and switches supporting human… Read More The failure of automation
A blurred image of a door with a keyhole, featuring the words “LOCK IT DOWN” prominently displayed in large, bold white text.… Read More Lock it down
Lost and Desperate 