PinnedA. P. D. G. EverettAutomation & Its Limitations, or, Why the Future is Humans & Robots/AI Working Together as…Throughout history, improvements in technology have caused human labour to be supplemented, and then supplanted, by artefacts created by…21 min read·May 16, 2022----
PinnedA. P. D. G. EverettThe limits of AI and why it will not replace human knowledge workers — from the perspective of a…Earlier this year, I saw this article in The Atlantic from last October about how algorithmic bias is harmful to teens that I’ve spent…9 min read·Apr 21, 2021----
PinnedA. P. D. G. EverettThe F-35, Like “Fetch”, Will Never HappenThe F-35 Lightning II, the most expensive manned aircraft programme the US has ever produced with an expected lifetime cost of 1.3…11 min read·Apr 16, 2021----
PinnedA. P. D. G. EverettWhy did the presidential candidacy of Senator Elizabeth Warren fail?A year ago, during a weekend when I was in a science communications workshop at Cornell, I spent my evening between the Saturday and…15 min read·Mar 15, 2021----
A. P. D. G. EverettOften overshadowed by “Citizen Kane”, “How Green Was My Valley” was a progressive film and yet more…As my friends and family know, I’m a fan of film. I am probably more passionate about cinema than I am about most things. I own over a…4 min read·Feb 2, 2023----
A. P. D. G. EverettAnti-competitive, spiteful, and other unfortunate behaviours from major tech companies will bring…Recently, I was reading an article in the NY Times entitled “Tech Goliaths Act Like Davids”, which caused me to reflect on some of the…18 min read·Jul 20, 2020----
A. P. D. G. EverettImperial Stormtrooper vs. Red Shirt — who wins the engagement?Eight years ago, this last weekend, in a Facebook post, I posted the following question that I’d been asked in a job interview:3 min read·Jun 16, 2020----
A. P. D. G. EverettThe sad truth of Ivy League admissions and why it’s not likely changing any time soon.The question “How do I get into (name your elite university of choice)” is on the minds of many this time of year and the answer is simple.22 min read·Apr 21, 2020----