When Fiction Knows Us Better Than Technology: What Chosen Spirits Taught Me About Surveillance Capitalism in India

Re-examining Iain M. Banks' Culture Novels as Dystopian AI Governance

The article presents an oppositional reading of Iain M. Banks' Culture novels, challenging the common interpretation of them as utopian AI s

The modern surveillance debate: Privacy vs. security in the age of smart devices

This article explores the modern debate around surveillance technology, drawing parallels to George Orwell's 1984. It discusses how technolo

Palantir's Manifesto and the Rise of Surveillance-Driven Techno-Authoritarianism

The article critiques Palantir, an AI-driven surveillance company, through the lens of Tolkien's Palantir metaphor. It argues that the compa

A Critical Review of Technocratic Visions: AI, American Anxiety, and the Specter of a Chinese Century

A critical review of three books by Silicon Valley and ruling-class ideologues (Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson, Alex Karp & Nicholas Zamiska, a

Retro-Tech Parenting: Finding Digital Wonder Beyond Surveillance Capitalism

A technologist and parent explores the tension between embracing the magic of technology and fearing the exploitative patterns of modern dig

City on the Edge — can San Francisco’s soul survive techno-capitalism?