Chris Stokel-Walker
@stokel.bsky.social
Tech journalist and author, who increasingly also talks on TV and radio. Interested in the sparks that happen when the online and offline worlds collide
@stokel on the other place. Buy my book: How AI Ate the World!
@stokel on the other place. Buy my book: How AI Ate the World!
Amazing scenes
A Russian company presented the country's first (per TASS) humanoid robot equipped with AI today; it didn't go very well. (The soundtrack is spot-on though)
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Amazing scenes
The AI industry is likely to miss its 2030 net zero targets, according to a new report I covered for @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero
Several large tech firms that are active in AI have set goals to hit net zero by 2030, but a new forecast of the energy and water required to run large data centres shows they’re unlikely to meet thos...
www.newscientist.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The AI industry is likely to miss its 2030 net zero targets, according to a new report I covered for @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
That @jjaron.bsky.social asked me to dig into the eye-popping claims made by the team behind Kosmos, an AI scientist claiming novel discoveries. The reality is... more complicated, the team agreed. By me for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
AI scientist claimed to do six months of research in just a few hours
Could an AI scientist help researchers come up with breakthroughs by analysing data and searching the existing scientific literature? That's the claim of the inventors of Kosmos, but not everyone is c...
www.newscientist.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
That @jjaron.bsky.social asked me to dig into the eye-popping claims made by the team behind Kosmos, an AI scientist claiming novel discoveries. The reality is... more complicated, the team agreed. By me for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
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The train derailment in Cumbria earlier this week was a wakeup call for safety. It rarely happens, but even one incident is a concern. For Professional Engineering, I explored engineering solutions to the problem www.imeche.org/news/news-ar...
Climate change could make derailments more likely – here’s how engineers are tackling the issue
www.imeche.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The train derailment in Cumbria earlier this week was a wakeup call for safety. It rarely happens, but even one incident is a concern. For Professional Engineering, I explored engineering solutions to the problem www.imeche.org/news/news-ar...
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What does the restructuring of the Microsoft-OpenAI agreement tell us about both companies' forecasts about AGI timelines? My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91434937/mic...
What you can learn about the potential for AGI from the new Microsoft-OpenAI deal
The restructured arrangement between the Big Tech powerhouses looks like a win for Microsoft.
www.fastcompany.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What does the restructuring of the Microsoft-OpenAI agreement tell us about both companies' forecasts about AGI timelines? My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91434937/mic...
What does the restructuring of the Microsoft-OpenAI agreement tell us about both companies' forecasts about AGI timelines? My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91434937/mic...
What you can learn about the potential for AGI from the new Microsoft-OpenAI deal
The restructured arrangement between the Big Tech powerhouses looks like a win for Microsoft.
www.fastcompany.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What does the restructuring of the Microsoft-OpenAI agreement tell us about both companies' forecasts about AGI timelines? My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91434937/mic...
The train derailment in Cumbria earlier this week was a wakeup call for safety. It rarely happens, but even one incident is a concern. For Professional Engineering, I explored engineering solutions to the problem www.imeche.org/news/news-ar...
Climate change could make derailments more likely – here’s how engineers are tackling the issue
www.imeche.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The train derailment in Cumbria earlier this week was a wakeup call for safety. It rarely happens, but even one incident is a concern. For Professional Engineering, I explored engineering solutions to the problem www.imeche.org/news/news-ar...
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Europe has its eyes on developing a digital Euro - but to what end? My latest for @nikkei.com Digital Governance www.nikkei.com/prime/digita...
欧州デジタルユーロ構想 背中押す「対トランプ地政学」 - 日経デジタルガバナンス
（写真はロイター）欧州の人々のお金の支払い方法が大きく変わるかもしれない。欧州中央銀行（ECB）が2029年の発行を目指す方針を示した「デジタルユーロ」が実現すればの話だ。ECBは、従来の銀行やクレジットカード会社を介さない、欧州全域のデジタル決済システムの開発を目指しているという。NIKKEI Digital Governanceは海外在住のジャーナリストによるリポートをお届けしています。今回は...
www.nikkei.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Europe has its eyes on developing a digital Euro - but to what end? My latest for @nikkei.com Digital Governance www.nikkei.com/prime/digita...
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Everyone talks about rank and file workers being a risk for their unauthorised AI usage, but few talk about the real issue: bosses who think they know better than their company policies. My latest for @leaddev.com leaddev.com/ai/why-your-...
Why your boss is the biggest AI risk
Execs have been quick to caution developers about the risks of AI, but don't seem to be taking their own advice.
leaddev.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Everyone talks about rank and file workers being a risk for their unauthorised AI usage, but few talk about the real issue: bosses who think they know better than their company policies. My latest for @leaddev.com leaddev.com/ai/why-your-...
@peteetchells.bsky.social Hello! Have sent you a DM on here
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
@peteetchells.bsky.social Hello! Have sent you a DM on here
Everyone talks about rank and file workers being a risk for their unauthorised AI usage, but few talk about the real issue: bosses who think they know better than their company policies. My latest for @leaddev.com leaddev.com/ai/why-your-...
Why your boss is the biggest AI risk
Execs have been quick to caution developers about the risks of AI, but don't seem to be taking their own advice.
leaddev.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Everyone talks about rank and file workers being a risk for their unauthorised AI usage, but few talk about the real issue: bosses who think they know better than their company policies. My latest for @leaddev.com leaddev.com/ai/why-your-...
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Does TikTok makes journalism better or worse? @stokel.bsky.social has strong views in the latest episode of Crashed, available on all good podcast platforms
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Does TikTok makes journalism better or worse? @stokel.bsky.social has strong views in the latest episode of Crashed, available on all good podcast platforms
Europe has its eyes on developing a digital Euro - but to what end? My latest for @nikkei.com Digital Governance www.nikkei.com/prime/digita...
欧州デジタルユーロ構想 背中押す「対トランプ地政学」 - 日経デジタルガバナンス
（写真はロイター）欧州の人々のお金の支払い方法が大きく変わるかもしれない。欧州中央銀行（ECB）が2029年の発行を目指す方針を示した「デジタルユーロ」が実現すればの話だ。ECBは、従来の銀行やクレジットカード会社を介さない、欧州全域のデジタル決済システムの開発を目指しているという。NIKKEI Digital Governanceは海外在住のジャーナリストによるリポートをお届けしています。今回は...
www.nikkei.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Europe has its eyes on developing a digital Euro - but to what end? My latest for @nikkei.com Digital Governance www.nikkei.com/prime/digita...
I recently spent some time in Estonia to look at how the tech sector is responding to an increasingly belligerent Russian state on their border. My latest for @inc.com www.inc.com/chris-stokel...
As Russia Tests NATO’s Limits, Estonia’s Tech Scene Heats Up
Estonia's tech sector is adapting fast to the risks of Russian incursions into NATO countries.
www.inc.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I recently spent some time in Estonia to look at how the tech sector is responding to an increasingly belligerent Russian state on their border. My latest for @inc.com www.inc.com/chris-stokel...
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In Germany, most restaurants and hotels gain glowing reviews. It's not because of a higher quality of service, but because businessowners are weaponising reporting systems to threaten to take down bad reviews alleging defamation. By me for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91420303/goo...
Think you can trust Google reviews in Germany? Think again
The flurry of five-star reviews for that restaurant, bar or tourist attraction might not be telling the whole story.
www.fastcompany.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In Germany, most restaurants and hotels gain glowing reviews. It's not because of a higher quality of service, but because businessowners are weaponising reporting systems to threaten to take down bad reviews alleging defamation. By me for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91420303/goo...
In Germany, most restaurants and hotels gain glowing reviews. It's not because of a higher quality of service, but because businessowners are weaponising reporting systems to threaten to take down bad reviews alleging defamation. By me for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91420303/goo...
Think you can trust Google reviews in Germany? Think again
The flurry of five-star reviews for that restaurant, bar or tourist attraction might not be telling the whole story.
www.fastcompany.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In Germany, most restaurants and hotels gain glowing reviews. It's not because of a higher quality of service, but because businessowners are weaponising reporting systems to threaten to take down bad reviews alleging defamation. By me for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91420303/goo...
AI is having an impact on mental health, with more people presenting at hospital and doctor front doors saying they've made unhealthy connections with chatbots. For @bmj.com I dug into the issue www.bmj.com/content/391/...
AI driven psychosis and suicide are on the rise, but what happens if we turn the chatbots off?
Cases are emerging of harm or suicide resulting from people’s dependent relationships with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT. Are these warning signs of a larger hidden problem? And, if so, what should regu...
www.bmj.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
AI is having an impact on mental health, with more people presenting at hospital and doctor front doors saying they've made unhealthy connections with chatbots. For @bmj.com I dug into the issue www.bmj.com/content/391/...
One of the joys of doing stories for @newscientist.com is that I can find these amazing papers and report on them. Today, a 16-year-old who made a robotic hand out of Lego. It's sick www.newscientist.com/article/2501...
Teenager builds advanced robot hand entirely from Lego pieces
A four-fingered robotic hand built from Lego Mindstorms pieces can push, pull and grip with almost as much force as a leading 3D-printed hand
www.newscientist.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
One of the joys of doing stories for @newscientist.com is that I can find these amazing papers and report on them. Today, a 16-year-old who made a robotic hand out of Lego. It's sick www.newscientist.com/article/2501...
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OpenAI just released a browser that it reckons could be the first step to integrating into your lives. But getting people to change browsers is exceedingly difficult, as I explain for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91428013/ope...
Can OpenAI's Atlas get people to care about browsers again?
Why the hot new new web navigator might fall short.
www.fastcompany.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
OpenAI just released a browser that it reckons could be the first step to integrating into your lives. But getting people to change browsers is exceedingly difficult, as I explain for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91428013/ope...
BREAKING NEWS: Two men start a podcast. Alex Hudson and I have set up Crashed, where we'll tackle everything there is to know in the world of tech, weekly. This week: OpenAI Atlas and Last of the Summer Wine, and how they're connected. Listen in: t.co/7vAuAP9j4s
https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb
t.co
October 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Two men start a podcast. Alex Hudson and I have set up Crashed, where we'll tackle everything there is to know in the world of tech, weekly. This week: OpenAI Atlas and Last of the Summer Wine, and how they're connected. Listen in: t.co/7vAuAP9j4s
OpenAI just released a browser that it reckons could be the first step to integrating into your lives. But getting people to change browsers is exceedingly difficult, as I explain for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91428013/ope...
Can OpenAI's Atlas get people to care about browsers again?
Why the hot new new web navigator might fall short.
www.fastcompany.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
OpenAI just released a browser that it reckons could be the first step to integrating into your lives. But getting people to change browsers is exceedingly difficult, as I explain for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91428013/ope...
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This full-colour e-paper screen can render very high-res video without using up much energy - my latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Colour e-paper screen offers high-res video with low energy use
Future smartphones and other devices could have colour e-paper displays, thanks to a new technique that lets such screens display video while minimising energy usage
www.newscientist.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This full-colour e-paper screen can render very high-res video without using up much energy - my latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
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25 years ago Google unveiled a brand new product to the world called AdWords. It ended up providing the company with billions of dollars of revenue. For @fastcompany.com, I ask whether the rise of AI answer jeopardises that www.fastcompany.com/91424453/ai-...
AI is about to upend Google's AdWords cash cow
The revolutionary advertising product launched 25 years ago, propelling the company into the stratosphere. Could the party be over?
www.fastcompany.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
25 years ago Google unveiled a brand new product to the world called AdWords. It ended up providing the company with billions of dollars of revenue. For @fastcompany.com, I ask whether the rise of AI answer jeopardises that www.fastcompany.com/91424453/ai-...
25 years ago Google unveiled a brand new product to the world called AdWords. It ended up providing the company with billions of dollars of revenue. For @fastcompany.com, I ask whether the rise of AI answer jeopardises that www.fastcompany.com/91424453/ai-...
AI is about to upend Google's AdWords cash cow
The revolutionary advertising product launched 25 years ago, propelling the company into the stratosphere. Could the party be over?
www.fastcompany.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
25 years ago Google unveiled a brand new product to the world called AdWords. It ended up providing the company with billions of dollars of revenue. For @fastcompany.com, I ask whether the rise of AI answer jeopardises that www.fastcompany.com/91424453/ai-...
This full-colour e-paper screen can render very high-res video without using up much energy - my latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Colour e-paper screen offers high-res video with low energy use
Future smartphones and other devices could have colour e-paper displays, thanks to a new technique that lets such screens display video while minimising energy usage
www.newscientist.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This full-colour e-paper screen can render very high-res video without using up much energy - my latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2500...