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…5 min read·Jun 17, 2022----
Sophie Bennani-Taylor[Software] Development as Freedom — Part 2Part 2: Who for, what for?5 min read·Jan 17, 2022--1--1
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.5 min read·Dec 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?4 min read·Nov 13, 2021--3--3
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…4 min read·Nov 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.4 min read·Oct 5, 2021--1--1
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…9 min read·Aug 17, 2021--1--1
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…10 min read·Mar 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…8 min read·Oct 28, 2020--2--2
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…5 min read·Oct 6, 2020----