Arkan’s airless wheels can evacuate casualties or move ammunition. Can
New York’s app-based public toilets test a basic civic promise:
Does Outdoor Play Need an AI Interface?
Freckle’s AI children’s phone promises outdoor discovery. Can digital prompts open up the world without crowding out boredom and self-directed play?
Gaudí Without Gravity? The Test for AI Design Education
An AI course and competition developed with the Antoni Gaudí Foundation raises a hard question: should architectural training reward images or buildable logic?
Who Decides Which Phone Apps Are Essential?
Meadow’s minimalist phone challenges endless scrolling. But banking, tickets and authentication expose who really gets to decide which apps are essential.
Camera-Free AI Glasses: The Next Privacy Test
Meta’s camera-free Ray-Ban Audio glasses remove the lens, not the consent problem. What should wearables reveal about listening and data processing?
When the Garbage Truck Becomes a Building Inspector
Dallas’s reported AI garbage truck cameras promise efficient enforcement. But who controls the footage, defines a violation, and hears your appeal?
Smart Glasses Have a Bystander Problem
Zuckoff detects nearby smart glasses. Should visible recording signals and bystander consent be built into wearables, rather than outsourced to defensive apps?
The Cloud Has a Noise Problem—and Design Makes It Audible
Basura’s sound-emitting data-centre toy exposes AI’s physical footprint. Can irritating design build political pressure, or only collectible satire?
When AI Listens for Danger, Who Defines Safe Enough?
SIVO.GO’s Dyson Award win spotlights AI sound alerts. Deaf users must shape the testing, priorities and fallbacks that make accessibility trustworthy.
