Wolfgang HauptfleischThe Appeal of Evil — Amazon’s Colossal Misunderstanding of “The Man in the High Castle”I recently rewatched some parts of Amazon’s TV show “The Man in the High Castle” (2015–2016), a “TV adaption” of Philip K Dick’s 1962…5 min read·Mar 31, 2024----
Wolfgang HauptfleischNeuralink Should Make Your Brain Hurt, Seriously.Almost a quarter of a century ago, managers of the legendary Bell Labs reported several breakthroughs that could have changed technology…6 min read·Feb 24, 2024----
Wolfgang HauptfleischA Hostile Architecture Tour Around London — Part 3In my previous two instalments of this series I first rather randomly wandered around London to stumble over some examples of hostile…7 min read·Jan 2, 2024----
Wolfgang HauptfleischThe End (of 2023) Is NighAnother year comes to an end. Tomorrow it has been one year since I wrote my “And It’s ELIZA All Over Again” article, in which I complaint…6 min read·Dec 29, 2023----
Wolfgang HauptfleischWhere The World Is On AI Regulation — December 2023Only two months have passed since my last AI regulation roundup but enough has happened since then that warrant a December update…7 min read·Dec 15, 2023----
Wolfgang HauptfleischMeta’s Threads Launches In The EU, Teases The Fediverse. Now What?Threads, Instagram’s new microblogging service, has finally launched in the European Union. What does this mean for social media and what…4 min read·Dec 14, 2023----
Wolfgang HauptfleischPrepared For Landing — The EU Artificial Intelligence Act Has Found Its Final FormYesterday, after 35 hours of negotiations¹, the drama was over. The three branches of the European Union, the Commission, the Council and…5 min read·Dec 9, 2023----
Wolfgang HauptfleischFacepalms at Bletchley Park: How Not To Approach AI RegulationIn the end the UK AI Safety Summit¹, held symbolically at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, was all choreographed happiness: 28 countries…3 min read·Nov 30, 2023----
Wolfgang HauptfleischWhere the World is on AI Regulation — October 2023A few months have passed since I wrote my last article in June on the state of Artificial Intelligence regulation around the world. With…8 min read·Oct 27, 2023----
Wolfgang HauptfleischYoutube, Long Digging Its Own Grave, Is Ordering More Shovels.For about a week now, Youtube has started to crack down on ad blockers¹. If you are one of the 40 or so percent users on the internet…7 min read·Oct 25, 2023----
