Knowing when to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone.
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Full Professor of Critical AI Literacy in Edinburgh. I write about when to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone. Author of GenAI in Higher Education (Bloomsbury, 2026).
Exploring ChatGPT. AI News, Technology, Markets.
Decoding the grammar of power. Applying business strategy with pragmatics & sociolinguistics to expose how authority is constructed across corporate & AI ecosystems. Views my own, not my employer’s.
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