Tom Chatfield
Writer, Freelance
Tom Chatfield is an author and tech philosopher, with a special interest in critical thinking. His most recent book is How to Think (2021). He lives in Kent, UK.
Written by Tom Chatfield
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Automation and robotics
Automated ethics
When is it ethical to hand our decisions over to machines? And when is external automation a step too far?
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Addiction
Cyborg dreams
Gadgets are the first thing we touch in the morning and the last thing we stroke at night. Are we their slaves?
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Information and communication
I type, therefore I am
More human beings can write and type their every thought than ever before. Something to celebrate or deplore?
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Computing and artificial intelligence
The attention economy
It costs nothing to click, respond and retweet. But what price do we pay in our relationships and our peace of mind?
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Economics
Book or kindle, any kind of reading beats colouring-in
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Midnight at the oasis
Tom ChatfieldPlaying the piano releases me into the moment; it’s a total immersion that I find calming, perhaps because it pushes everything else aside. Entering a room full of strangers, there is nothing I would rather do than play the piano for them and put aside talk, small and large.