How do you counteract digital/online life in your everyday routine? 

I’m almost a little bit embarrassed to admit how much of my life revolves around being online. During the day, as a social media manager and music label assistant, I’m trawling different social media platforms and portals, and in my free time as a gallery curator, the same thing goes. On top of this, my degree in data science and AI seals in how vital being online is for my livelihood. And that’s not even accounting for leisure! 

What's a favourite or secret AI hack in your personal life? 

I wouldn’t necessarily class this as a hack, but my main use of AI is for productivity. I tend to have a lot of moving parts across different projects, so I use AI as a way to bring structure to that complexity. One of the most useful things it does for me is help build realistic timelines — breaking work into manageable steps and highlighting priorities. It’s become a key tool in how I stay productive and deliver consistently. 

What AI/tech policy would you like to see implemented in five years’ time that doesn’t exist yet? 

It is imperative that we crack down on the use of AI for play. As much as I am excited about the technological developments, the cute but very unnecessary “make me an anime character” prompts and the emergence of platforms like Grok are incredibly scary. We cannot sustainably use such a powerful tool for silly endeavours that are harmful to the planet and, increasingly, to people on it. 

Who is your favourite fictional robot and why? 

Immediately, Jude Law as Gigolo Joe in A.I. Artificial Intelligence. I get a lump in my throat just thinking about that film. It was a family favourite, and I’ve watched the film countless times since. I guess as a society we have always been quite interested in the notion of giving human characteristics to non-sentient beings or objects. I think Gigolo Joe was my first example of this premise in a humanoid character. I found his begrudging paternal instincts towards little David so sweet. A tragic martyr designed to give “love” and never receive it. His character is a beautiful metaphor for the flaws in humanity measuring “love” for how much you receive it and not how much you give.

What is your first memory of using an LLM like ChatGPT or Claude?

The first time I used an LLM, I think it was ChatGPT. I can’t say I was stunned, I thought “Well, what’s the difference between this and Google?” It wasn’t until I really got stuck into things that I realised how incredibly advanced this technology was. I think that saying about phones being “the world at your fingertips” has never been so true since their emergence.