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Not everything has to be perfect – luxury is seeing the hand behind the artistry
Since the first issue of Monocle we’ve been arguing that nations need to hold on to their manufacturing skills. We’ve promoted the value of craft and preached that learning a trade is as valuable…
AI hasn’t created a new problem for publishing – it has simply clarified an old one
Publishers are fretting over the impact that artificial intelligence will have on business. But the problem posed by AI is not new. Being selective about audience is the key.
Improvising a Christmas playlist is tricky enough without AI butting in
The Christmas drive up to the mountains has its traditions, rules and tunes. The original plan called for everything to be shipped up in advance on the train, while our journey would involve the…
Why an obsession with Big Tech is not progress
In an age where technological advancements continue to accelerate, we must ask ourselves whether the next ‘big thing’ is truly necessary or just a compulsion exacerbated by digital giants.
Can AI make real art – or just great imitations?
The Velvet Sundown duped millions after revealing that it was a machine-generated band. As AI art becomes indistinguishable from human art, will we need to reframe our definition of creativity?
The man paid to worry about the future shares predictions for France, the Trump administration and an EU military shopping spree
AXA Group’s chief economist, Gilles Moëc, explains how insurers have to plan for every eventuality and why he’s quietly hopeful about Europe.
AI is not our enemy. That’s why you should still say ‘please’ to Alexa
Artificial intelligence will change the world – but not in the ways that we might fear. Neil D Lawrence, a professor of machine learning at the University of Cambridge, explains what to realistically expect.
