Sophie Bennani-TaylorinCodeXCloud Services, AI, and the rise of Digital Rentier CapitalismWho owns the Internet? What seems like an abstract question might actually help us challenge the changing ownership of our digital…Jun 17, 2022Jun 17, 2022
Sophie Bennani-Taylor[Software] Development as Freedom — Part 2Part 2: Who for, what for?Jan 17, 20221Jan 17, 20221
Sophie Bennani-Taylor[Software] Development as FreedomCan coding camps address inequality? This two-part blog series takes a look at how we can answer this question.Dec 13, 2021Dec 13, 2021
Sophie Bennani-TaylorinGeek CultureWhat lies beneath the Metaverse?28 October: Zuckerberg reveals the Metaverse — a future he’s dreamt up for us. But what physical reality lies beneath this virtual utopia?Nov 13, 20213Nov 13, 20213
Sophie Bennani-TaylorinDigital DiplomacyWhy is the critique of technological determinism still relevant?Although technological determinism has long been critiqued in the social studies of technology, it remains central to political and media…Nov 1, 2021Nov 1, 2021
Sophie Bennani-TaylorinTowards Data ScienceDo algorithms have politics?Do artifacts have politics? This question has been the subject of decades of discussion in the social sciences and remains pertinent today.Oct 5, 20211Oct 5, 20211
Sophie Bennani-TaylorinDigital DiplomacyWhat does data ethics have to do with border control?Data ethics has become something of a buzzword: as the importance of AI in areas like government, healthcare and finance grows, so do…Aug 17, 20211Aug 17, 20211
Sophie Bennani-TaylorinDigital DiplomacyThe UK Digital Identity Trust Framework: What is it and why does it matter?Many people in the Digital Identity space are talking about the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework, and rightly so; as…Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
Sophie Bennani-TaylorinUX Collective5 things The Social Dilemma forgot to mentionNetflix’s The Social Dilemma builds on a conversation that’s growing globally: what are we trading when we use technology for free, and…Oct 28, 20202Oct 28, 20202
Sophie Bennani-TaylorinUX PlanetHow does ‘seamless interaction’ drive exploitative design?As UX Designers, our job is to provide users with a seamless experience, helping them to achieve their goals efficiently. We forget to ask…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020