Michael Webb's Blog

Tag: technology

  • Banning Social Media?

    Some Friday morning thoughts on banning social media for under-16s. I absolutely think we have a problem, and it is not just about under-16s. But I wonder if the mainstream media debate is in the wrong place. The government’s consultation is looking more broadly, which feels like the right thing to do, even though it…

  • End of year reflections

    First, full disclosure – I started writing this for our Jisc AI team blog, but I ran out of time to get my colleagues’ input before the Christmas break! So I’m reviving my Substack for this one, as it’s purely my thoughts and reflections. As we approach the end of 2025, I thought I’d look…

  • Grok says … Elon Musk is the best.

    Something more light-hearted this Friday. You might have heard the reports that Grok on X was claiming Elon Musk is the best at everything – sport, romance, drinking etc. The reports say this was just the X version of Grok, and xAI claimed it was due to adverse prompting. So… I thought I’d give it…

  • Marketing AI

    I’ve been thinking a lot about why I, and others who have been involved with AI for a long time, are often the ones questioning whether AI is really appropriate or useful for a given activity. On panels and in discussions, we can sometimes seem like the sceptics, while others are chomping at the bit…