Thinking About AI and Society
Short articles by Gerard McNamara exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping work, power, healthcare, education, and everyday life.
Why AI Is Becoming Infrastructure
AI is following the same pattern as railways, electricity, and telecommunications. Once society depends on it, the question of who owns it becomes the question that matters most.
Read moreThe Question Is Not What AI Can Do — It Is Who Controls It
Most public conversation about AI focuses on capability. But the more important conversation is about control.
Read moreHow AI Will Change Work Before People Realise It
The impact of AI on work will not arrive as a single dramatic event. It will arrive gradually, then suddenly.
Read moreWhy Regulation Usually Arrives Late
Technology moves faster than governance. By the time regulators understand a system well enough to regulate it, the system has often already become entrenched.
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