Antony Mayfield
@amayfield.bsky.social
AI literacy, digital transformation, writing. CEO Brilliant Noise.
Jeanette Winterson on Substack is amazing. jeanettewinterson.substack.com/p/words?sele...
July 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Jeanette Winterson on Substack is amazing. jeanettewinterson.substack.com/p/words?sele...
When an employer hates their employees.
January 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
When an employer hates their employees.
OK. Ready to share as much as I can about AI and industry with the students of Manchester Metropolitan University this morning.
Deep breath.
Deep breath.
January 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
OK. Ready to share as much as I can about AI and industry with the students of Manchester Metropolitan University this morning.
Deep breath.
Deep breath.
The FT mentions “a high profile American football game in [New Orleans]”. I wonder which one they mean.
January 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The FT mentions “a high profile American football game in [New Orleans]”. I wonder which one they mean.
First Rednote video I saw is 🤌
January 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
First Rednote video I saw is 🤌
Bright, bright moon tonight.
January 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Bright, bright moon tonight.
Which aisle do you get those in?
January 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Which aisle do you get those in?
Let's play "First Day Back, Completely Overwhelmed!"
1. Fire up ChatGPT-4o or equivalent secure, private AI.
2. Enter the attached prompt (with your job title).
3. Follow instructions.
4. Remember what your job is.
You're welcome.
1. Fire up ChatGPT-4o or equivalent secure, private AI.
2. Enter the attached prompt (with your job title).
3. Follow instructions.
4. Remember what your job is.
You're welcome.
January 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Let's play "First Day Back, Completely Overwhelmed!"
1. Fire up ChatGPT-4o or equivalent secure, private AI.
2. Enter the attached prompt (with your job title).
3. Follow instructions.
4. Remember what your job is.
You're welcome.
1. Fire up ChatGPT-4o or equivalent secure, private AI.
2. Enter the attached prompt (with your job title).
3. Follow instructions.
4. Remember what your job is.
You're welcome.
Every year the software and the cameras get a little better. The moon gets a little clearer.
I could only see a crescent and a star from a brightly lit city street. But the phone could see craters on the moon.
I could only see a crescent and a star from a brightly lit city street. But the phone could see craters on the moon.
January 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Every year the software and the cameras get a little better. The moon gets a little clearer.
I could only see a crescent and a star from a brightly lit city street. But the phone could see craters on the moon.
I could only see a crescent and a star from a brightly lit city street. But the phone could see craters on the moon.
7/
Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
“The Korowai Pass had been closed since the end of summer…”
Catton’s thriller intertwines eco-activists with Silicon Valley billionaires. Urgent themes and nuanced characters make this a gripping read.
Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
“The Korowai Pass had been closed since the end of summer…”
Catton’s thriller intertwines eco-activists with Silicon Valley billionaires. Urgent themes and nuanced characters make this a gripping read.
December 28, 2024 at 5:33 PM
7/
Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
“The Korowai Pass had been closed since the end of summer…”
Catton’s thriller intertwines eco-activists with Silicon Valley billionaires. Urgent themes and nuanced characters make this a gripping read.
Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
“The Korowai Pass had been closed since the end of summer…”
Catton’s thriller intertwines eco-activists with Silicon Valley billionaires. Urgent themes and nuanced characters make this a gripping read.
6/
Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler
Written in 1993 but set in late 2024, this feels more prophetic than speculative.
“We are coming apart. A rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.”
Butler blends societal collapse with radical hope.
Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler
Written in 1993 but set in late 2024, this feels more prophetic than speculative.
“We are coming apart. A rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.”
Butler blends societal collapse with radical hope.
December 28, 2024 at 5:33 PM
6/
Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler
Written in 1993 but set in late 2024, this feels more prophetic than speculative.
“We are coming apart. A rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.”
Butler blends societal collapse with radical hope.
Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler
Written in 1993 but set in late 2024, this feels more prophetic than speculative.
“We are coming apart. A rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.”
Butler blends societal collapse with radical hope.
5/
Antarctica, Claire Keegan
Keegan’s short story collection is a literary masterpiece.
“This water is colder than a broken dream.”
Each story demands reflection, its potent prose precise and sharp. A slow, thoughtful read with profound emotional weight.
Antarctica, Claire Keegan
Keegan’s short story collection is a literary masterpiece.
“This water is colder than a broken dream.”
Each story demands reflection, its potent prose precise and sharp. A slow, thoughtful read with profound emotional weight.
December 28, 2024 at 5:33 PM
5/
Antarctica, Claire Keegan
Keegan’s short story collection is a literary masterpiece.
“This water is colder than a broken dream.”
Each story demands reflection, its potent prose precise and sharp. A slow, thoughtful read with profound emotional weight.
Antarctica, Claire Keegan
Keegan’s short story collection is a literary masterpiece.
“This water is colder than a broken dream.”
Each story demands reflection, its potent prose precise and sharp. A slow, thoughtful read with profound emotional weight.
4/
Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner
Neanderthals, French activists, and a corporate spy collide in Kushner’s sharp exploration of ideology and disconnection.
“You people are not real to me. No one is.”
Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner
Neanderthals, French activists, and a corporate spy collide in Kushner’s sharp exploration of ideology and disconnection.
“You people are not real to me. No one is.”
December 28, 2024 at 5:33 PM
4/
Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner
Neanderthals, French activists, and a corporate spy collide in Kushner’s sharp exploration of ideology and disconnection.
“You people are not real to me. No one is.”
Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner
Neanderthals, French activists, and a corporate spy collide in Kushner’s sharp exploration of ideology and disconnection.
“You people are not real to me. No one is.”
2/ Here are my highlights:
The Shards, Brett Easton Ellis
“A novel is a dream that asks itself to be written…”
This auto-fiction horror show is a masterclass in unreliable narration. Set in LA’s 1980s upper class, its disorienting mix of reality and nightmare is amazing.
The Shards, Brett Easton Ellis
“A novel is a dream that asks itself to be written…”
This auto-fiction horror show is a masterclass in unreliable narration. Set in LA’s 1980s upper class, its disorienting mix of reality and nightmare is amazing.
December 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM
2/ Here are my highlights:
The Shards, Brett Easton Ellis
“A novel is a dream that asks itself to be written…”
This auto-fiction horror show is a masterclass in unreliable narration. Set in LA’s 1980s upper class, its disorienting mix of reality and nightmare is amazing.
The Shards, Brett Easton Ellis
“A novel is a dream that asks itself to be written…”
This auto-fiction horror show is a masterclass in unreliable narration. Set in LA’s 1980s upper class, its disorienting mix of reality and nightmare is amazing.
3/
Earthlings, Sayaka Murata
“Deep in the mountains… fragments of night linger even at midday.”
Murata crafts a chilling tale of alienation and madness. Two cousins cling to their shared fantasy of being aliens, coping with a world that cannot label their difference.
Earthlings, Sayaka Murata
“Deep in the mountains… fragments of night linger even at midday.”
Murata crafts a chilling tale of alienation and madness. Two cousins cling to their shared fantasy of being aliens, coping with a world that cannot label their difference.
December 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM
3/
Earthlings, Sayaka Murata
“Deep in the mountains… fragments of night linger even at midday.”
Murata crafts a chilling tale of alienation and madness. Two cousins cling to their shared fantasy of being aliens, coping with a world that cannot label their difference.
Earthlings, Sayaka Murata
“Deep in the mountains… fragments of night linger even at midday.”
Murata crafts a chilling tale of alienation and madness. Two cousins cling to their shared fantasy of being aliens, coping with a world that cannot label their difference.
Taste & decorum be damned. I’m going with an AI Santa for this week’s Antonym promo antonym.substack.com/p/antonym-th...
December 15, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Taste & decorum be damned. I’m going with an AI Santa for this week’s Antonym promo antonym.substack.com/p/antonym-th...
7/ You are what you consume. Scrolling without intention lets algorithms dictate your worldview.
Radicalisation isn’t just a young person’s problem—many have been swayed by subtle, drip-feed misinformation.
Radicalisation isn’t just a young person’s problem—many have been swayed by subtle, drip-feed misinformation.
December 2, 2024 at 9:32 AM
7/ You are what you consume. Scrolling without intention lets algorithms dictate your worldview.
Radicalisation isn’t just a young person’s problem—many have been swayed by subtle, drip-feed misinformation.
Radicalisation isn’t just a young person’s problem—many have been swayed by subtle, drip-feed misinformation.
Sybil does not like the weather.
November 22, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Sybil does not like the weather.
6/7 🏃♂️ In the age of AI, perhaps the race doesn't go to the swift – it goes to those who never stop learning how to run better. Raw talent matters less than the capacity for continuous learning and innovation.
November 18, 2024 at 8:08 AM
6/7 🏃♂️ In the age of AI, perhaps the race doesn't go to the swift – it goes to those who never stop learning how to run better. Raw talent matters less than the capacity for continuous learning and innovation.
This week's Antonym: The Two Lawyers Edition as a thread...
1/7 🧠 Gen AI is a cognitive accelerator - but faster isn't always better. Just as vehicles need speed limits and runners face injuries, there are times when slowing down is valuable.
Original: antonym.substack.com/p/antonym-th...
1/7 🧠 Gen AI is a cognitive accelerator - but faster isn't always better. Just as vehicles need speed limits and runners face injuries, there are times when slowing down is valuable.
Original: antonym.substack.com/p/antonym-th...
November 18, 2024 at 8:08 AM
This week's Antonym: The Two Lawyers Edition as a thread...
1/7 🧠 Gen AI is a cognitive accelerator - but faster isn't always better. Just as vehicles need speed limits and runners face injuries, there are times when slowing down is valuable.
Original: antonym.substack.com/p/antonym-th...
1/7 🧠 Gen AI is a cognitive accelerator - but faster isn't always better. Just as vehicles need speed limits and runners face injuries, there are times when slowing down is valuable.
Original: antonym.substack.com/p/antonym-th...