I've finally decided to experiment with Mastodon, so here's an #introduction #histodons

I'm a historian of science, technology, and neoliberalism. My first book (coming out Spring 2024) investigates the digitalisation and privatisation of Britain's telecom infrastructure, and I've recently started a new project on the history of futurology in British government.

I grew up and went to university in London, and now I work at Maastricht University, in the History department and STS research programme.

I had a Twitter account but was shocking at actually using it. Twitter always felt a bit too "broadcast" and exposing for me, which I think I reacted to by only posting declarations and announcements (when I posted at all). I'd like to be more active here and I hope there's more space for dialogue and interaction. Thanks for reading!

"What's the definition of bad timing?"

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#AI for Urban Public Security: Threats to European Security and Values w/
@[email protected]
🇪🇺https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/europes-strategic-technology-autonomy-china #smartcity #surveillance

in: Europe’s Strategic Technology Autonomy From #China Assessing Foundational and Emerging Technologies ed.
@[email protected] (@[email protected]) #DigitalPowerChina

ChatGPT Will Unleash Copyright Chaos

https://www.barrons.com/articles/chatgpt-will-unleash-copyright-chaos-artificial-intelligence-51674780407