Martin Robbins is a researcher and science writer. He writes about artificial intelligence, data and algorithms
July 2017
Raising HAL
Conspiracy theories about Grenfell are understandable, but unhelpful
Disasters like Grenfell offend our sense of control over the world, and challenge the unconscious faith we have in a ‘system’ that cares about us
May 2017
Raising HAL
The polls could be right about Labour's gains - but also misleading
Don’t be fooled by apparently good numbers. Despite Labour’s recent gains, regional trends in recent polling suggest big names like Tom Watson and Clive Lewis, along with Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, could be under threat
April 2017
Raising HAL
Lib Dems shouldn't count on Remain votes - the data looks bleak
Raising HAL
Tactical voting to beat the Tories: does the maths equal a coalition?
March 2017
Raising HAL
This is it: the one true explanation for Donald Trump's victory
Everyone’s theories are wrong: through cunning and selective use of statistics, I can prove that my pet whinge is the reason for Trump’s election win
January 2017
Raising HAL
Fake news and fact-checking: Trump is demonstrating how to outsmart an AI
Raising HAL
Here's why if Lee Hurst were strapped to a time bomb I wouldn't torture a terrorist
Martin Robbins
December 2016
Raising HAL
Heads in the Cloud: Are Westworld’s robots poorly designed?
Martin Robbins: The park engineers in HBO’s Westworld should probably be fired for some of the bad choices they made
August 2016
Raising HAL
What would happen if every single Green voter switched to Labour?
Raising HAL
AI guides your daily life, but is it liberal or conservative?
June 2016
Raising HAL
Do crowds really make the best decisions? I found out using scotch
Raising HAL
Statistically, self-driving cars are about to kill someone. What happens next?
May 2016
Raising HAL
Does an AI need to make love to Rembrandt’s girlfriend to make art?
Is a picture made by an artificial intelligence ‘art’ if there’s no emotion involved? And what happens if you train a neural net to make music using only the Friends theme tune?
March 2016
Raising HAL
The NHS is a much bigger challenge for DeepMind than Go
Training a computer to play Go is an impressive achievement, but AlphaGo may be a long way from being a useful product.
February 2016
Raising HAL
How real is that Atlas robot video?
Raising HAL
Raising HAL: introducing our new AI and data blog
The Lay Scientist
Has a rampaging AI algorithm really killed thousands in Pakistan?
The Lay Scientist
Is BB-8 a woman: why are we so determined to assign gender to AI?
January 2016
The Lay Scientist
The evidence suggests I was completely wrong about tuition fees
The Lay Scientist
Artificial Intelligence: Gods, egos and Ex Machina
