When we think about AI, it’s hard to tell hype from genuine utility. In reality, AI is a bundle of over 25 different technologies, ranging from the ‘everyday’ to the cutting edge. This talk uses the blade of WordPress to slice through the hype and focus on practical, achievable ways to start leveraging AI technologies […]
Learning Hack podcast – LH #54 What Rough Beast with David Lockie
It was a privilege to talk with my old friend John Helmer for this episode of his Learning Hack podcast, all about how Web3 could impact learning. John talks to David Lockie, an entrepreneur and investor in leading-edge web technologies who is Co-chair of the British Interactive Media Association’s Blockchain Counsel and passionate about blockchain, […]
What Rough Beast? Web3 and the Future of Learning
John Helmer invited me onto The Learning Hack podcast in early February 2022 to talk about something that doesn’t get discussed enough: What does Web3 mean for learning and development professionals? The episode title – "What Rough Beast" – comes from Yeats’ poem "The Second Coming." The rough beast slouching toward Bethlehem. Something new and […]
Final report for my GFTW ambassadorship!
Wrote this up and published it today. https://community.webmonetization.org/divydovy/david-lockie-wordpress-ambassadorship-grant-report-18527573-2113 Go give it a read and give me some feedback!
Crypto Terror
It seems inevitable that giving groups of very techno-savvy people powerful new cryptographic tools, opportunities to make generational wealth, autonomously and anonymously self-organise and assert economic influence will lead to the bad bits of humans rearing their ugly heads too. I really enjoy learning about cybersecurity and crypto. This post is just a way to […]
Press for Word 2021 – WordPress & AI
I was honoured to be invited to speak at Press for Word 2021 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The organisers have kindly uploaded my talk to YouTube if you’d like to check it out!