PinnedStephen Cobb·Jul 20, 2025ChatGPT Says Cybercrime Is a Pervasive and Damaging Global Threat, Other AI AgreeThe world’s best known Artificial Intelligence (AI) says that cybercrime today is “severe and worsening…one of the most pervasive and…
PinnedStephen Cobb·Nov 20, 2023Do Online Access Imperatives Violate Duty of Care?This article presents four assertions: (1) going online exposes us to a lot of crime, (2) high crime environments are unhealthy, (3)…
PinnedStephen Cobb·Mar 31, 2023The Existential AI Risk Nobody Is Talking AboutArtificial Intelligence is made from code running on chips powered by electricity that process data across connections; and all five…
PinnedStephen Cobb·Jan 25, 2021AI problem awareness grew in 2020, but 46% still “not aware at all” of problems with artificial…The general public’s awareness of problems with AI grew in 2020, yet 46% of US adults are still not aware of those problems. At least…
PinnedStephen Cobb·May 20, 2020Not even 10% of us trust tech firms to protect our personal information20 May 2020 — A recent Google survey suggests less than one in 10 adults in the US and UK trust tech firms to protect their personal…A response icon1A response icon1
Stephen Cobb·Jan 14, 2023Cannabis medicine UK: an update for 2023, with caveatsCannabis has been legally available on prescription in the UK since 2018 but—and you might find this quite shocking—the vast majority of…A response icon1A response icon1
Stephen Cobb·Aug 7, 2021Getting prescription cannabis meds in the UK legally: a beginner’s guideCannabis-based medicines are now legal in the UK and this article explains how to obtain them to improve your health and quality of life.A response icon2A response icon2
Stephen Cobb·Jul 26, 2021Prescription cannabis and quality of life: a case study from the UKWithin four days of receiving her prescribed cannabis-based medicine, a women in her late sixties reported feeling “like a different…
Stephen Cobb·Dec 9, 2018Risk perception and digital securityThe cultural theory of risk perception meets digital technology: exploring the white male effect in the context of cybersecurity.A response icon1A response icon1
Stephen Cobb·Feb 12, 2018Tillerson on cyber, hacking, and deterrence: right? wrong? both?Recently, when he was asked about Russian interference in America’s elections, the Secretary of State of the United States said: “if it’s…
