"Church of England academics and policy advisers have renewed calls for a national conversation on the impact of artificial intelligence on the world of work, warning that rapid technological change raises profound questions."SourceI am not a member of any central Church body, I am a mere retired county Rector. However I am very aware that the world we live in is changing at an unprecedented rate....
In 1968 Philip K Dick published “Do androids dream of electric Sheep?” I have put together a little post looking at some of the issues he raised in an age when Artificial Intelligence was a very futuristic concept. Perhaps its is time we revisited these issues as the matter is quickly becoming somewhat urgent!Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?SummarySet in a post-apocalyptic world, Do Androids D...
To understand the current state of AI in modern vehicles, it is helpful to move away from the “Sci-fi” image of a talking car or a self-driving robot. The most profound impact of AI in the automotive industry today lies in “Invisible AI”—deep-learning algorithms and neural networks that operate in the background, managing the physics, safety, and efficiency of the vehicle without ever prompting a ...
Artificial Intelligence and the ChurchI retired in October 2025 and as a little project I decided to do some research on Artificial Intelligence. I realise AI gets a bad press in Church Circles. Most references to it seem to major on how bad it is to use AI to write your sermons. I agree with that. I personally could never preach a sermon written by someone else, human or AI. However there is a lo...
My last two posts have focused on the Terminal, what it is and what it does. I believe that learning about AI requires we at least know what the Terminal is. Today I want to look at “Open Source” as no one will get far into AI before this phrase enters the conversation. So today I consider Free and Open Source software (FOSS) and Proprietary SoftwareThe Liberty of Code: Understanding the Divide Be...
Terminals and ShellsIn my previous post I looked at the history of the Terminal. Today let's dive into the world of terminals and shells, without getting too technical.What is a Terminal?Imagine you're sitting in front of an old-fashioned typewriter machine. You type out some text on the keyboard, and the words appear on a paper roll as you go. That's basically what a terminal does, but instead of...
Terminaladjective: terminalforming or situated at the end or extremity of something.TLDR: Too Long Didn't ReadThe computer "Terminal" is an interface which allows a user to interact with their computer using plain text in a window without pictures, icons, mouse pointers etc. Anyone who really wants to learn to write code, run a local AI, set up a database or play with a remote server, needs to lea...
Why would a 66 year old retired Church of Ireland Rector want to spend his time studying Artificial Intelligence?What I AM trying to achieve? When asked “What do you do?” I want to answer “I am a Blogger and Influencer.”Who wants to be that person who is known for who they used to be. I want to be known for who I am.I love computers and tech.I want to continue to be the person in the room who unde...
The Tech I used to create this blog.When I retired I saw an opportunity to spend more time learning about computers and the internet. I have used computers professionally for many years, mostly for email and social media. Alongside this I have had an interest in computing as a hobby. I bought my first computer in the early 1980s a ZX Spectrum. Since that time I have bought, built or upgraded compu...