Friendly reminder that “camp 2” is now almost certainly bigger in terms of TAM (Total Addressable Market) than “camp 1” (legacy media).

David A. Hughes

A Guide to Identifying Camp 2

In a recent interview, I outlined my "three camps of awareness" framework and suggested that it might be helpful to have a guide to spotting those ...

Anyone buying this for their kids is unfit to be a parent!

The Conversation

Chatbot teddies for three-year-olds? Why AI toys are risky for kids

AI toys can tell stories, chat about a child’s interests, play games or even discuss what’s happening in the world today. But they come with ri...

"pre-crime" is here....for REAL!

Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights

"Dystopian" Police.AI Launches in UK Amid False Arrests

The £115 million pitch is speed but one of its early matches sent a software engineer to a cell for a burglary a hundred miles from home.

God help us...

Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights

Dancing Spot Robots Will Surveil the 2026 World Cup

Boston Dynamics built a surveillance platform that knows how to dance.

There is a MASSIVE commercial opportunity (i.e $$$) in taking a strict anti-AI stance. As always, first movers will reap the biggest rewards.

Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights

DuckDuckGo Installs Surge 30.5% After Google AI Search Overhaul

The numbers are small but for the first time the friction of switching looks cheaper to users than the cost of staying.

If you thought AI slop was bad already... If you’re running WordPress, maybe stay on version 6 for the forseeable future. "With AI integrated throughout WordPress the potential is endless. A new AI Client in Core lets WordPress communicate with generative AI models, while connections are easily managed from a single hub in the dashboard. The AI Client combined with the Abilities API makes a fiery duo that introduces new functionality, workflow automation, and creation tools to your website. Install the new AI plugin to expand your options even more: generate and edit images, create titles or excerpts, or even suggest alt text."

WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” – WordPress News

You can keep bitching and moaning about age verification and other “papers please” measures being introduced thick & fast by pretty much ALL online platforms these days… OR, you can be proactive and take meaningful action to mitigate or even eliminate the risk altogether. @Matt Finlay decided to do the latter and there is a lot to learn from his journey.

Actionable Truth Media

Escape ID checks & censorship by using decentralised protocols

Lessons from someone who has actually DONE it