AI & Society

Serious analysis of AI
and its societal consequences.

Writing and research from practitioners who build these systems — and bring philosophy, psychology and sociology to the questions the technical work leaves open.

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Our approach
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PhilosophyEthics, epistemology, the normative questions that don't have technical answers
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PsychologyBehaviour, cognition, how people respond to AI-mediated systems
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SociologyPower, structure, whose interests get encoded — and who bears the cost
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Built from practiceAnalysis grounded in real experience building and running these systems
What this is

Critical analysis of AI and its societal consequences — written, occasionally empirical. Focus on what AI does to society, structures and decisions. If this might be relevant to work you're doing, get in touch.

Areas
Power, responsibility & structureWho AI is built for, and who pays when it goes wrong.
Behavioural & community effectsWhat systems do to how people think and decide
Ethics in practiceThe gap between principles documents and daily development decisions.
ExperimentsHands-on tests when the questions need empirical testing.
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Analysis, writing, or
a specific engagement.

No formal brief needed. If you're working on something in this space, we'd like to hear about it.

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