Then they came for meAnd there was no one leftTo speak out for meAs an elder in the Church of Scotland, Tim Bell calls on churches of all denominations to 'become part of the resistance' against the rise of the far right.Alarm bells are ringing all over western democracies.Neo-fascism is gaining ground and is becoming normalised. Little doubt remains that there … [Read more...] about The rise of fascism and why the churches must speak out
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A new year message from ancient times
David Gow’s legacy of friendship
AI, Creativity and Humanity (3): Responsibility
In the third and final part of his series, Dougal Perman argues the case for combining creativity and culture with being fluent in AI - and staying human. When it comes to creativity, AI may be a great enabler but it can’t read your mind (yet) and definitely won’t do everything for you. And nor should it. Like everything, you get out what you put in. Some people disregard AI … [Read more...] about AI, Creativity and Humanity (3): Responsibility
AI, creativity and humanity (2): Obstacles
In the second part of his series Douglas Perman examines the risks AI may pose to a trio of issues: copyright, the environment, and employment. Other issues such as privacy feature in Part 3. I’ve written in Sceptical Scot before about the significant challenges faced by the creative industries in Scotland since the pandemic. The economic challenge has not gone away. Costs are … [Read more...] about AI, creativity and humanity (2): Obstacles