Gordon Robson

Founder / Advisor / Business Mentor

[Shoshana Zuboff @shoshanazuboff]

Microsoft stole my face and gave it to #BigOther.
How about yours?
"The people whose photos were used were not asked for their consent, their images were scraped off the web..."
https://t.co/f8l1rajBGN …

What would Orwell say? What will we say?
https://t.co/VYEEbIV95f

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Thank you to The Alan Turing Institute for inviting me to give a talk yesterday on consumer data and artificial intelligence

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Read this & the thread. I’ve had first hand experience of scammers using a registered charity to maximise their personal profit

[Paul Graham @paulg]

The most surprising thing I've learned from being involved with nonprofits is that they are a magnet for sociopaths. One's naive reaction is "Why would nonprofits attract them? Nonprofits do good!" But the defining quality of nonprofits is to make no profit, not to do good.

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Check out my new article about how to make meetings work and why big corporates should learn to say ‘no’. https://t.co/9v2gysqam6

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

‘Invest in Founders, Not Their Ideas’ Check out my latest article https://t.co/YkgX7JqNM0

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

China Uses DNA to Track Its People, With the Help of American Expertise - The New York Times https://t.co/t6pcAUFe8p

[Scott Austin @ScottMAustin]

WSJ scoop on Pinterest’s IPO filing here: https://t.co/LjT4VbXN8R

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Apple takes the lead in moving towards a cashless world. Siri, what’s my credit-card balance? Apple and Goldman Sachs are getting ready to offer a joint credit card, people familiar with the matter said. https://t.co/l7XFeXYnSW

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

@SiliconLondon You might find this article I’ve written interesting https://t.co/ofRlN86eEJ

[Shoshana Zuboff @shoshanazuboff]

Thanks to friends @datasociety for what promises to be an exciting evening on February 13 in NYC. What is #SurveillanceCapitalism, what does it mean for our futures, and what can we do?

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

This is how AI bias really happens—and why it’s so hard to fix https://t.co/386SpNhaQa

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Absolutely! How many times have you given up logging into a site?

[Jillian Keenan @JillianKeenan]

I will vote for anyone who promises I never have to do this again

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

A great presentation today by Will & Hannah of @entalehq today at #changeforum

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Jonas Huckstein of @monzo tells #changeforum the public will insist that the next generation of huge companies will have social responsibility

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

⁦@gibsonbiddle⁩ ignites the room with his fascinating story of #Netflix at #changeforum

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Enjoying #changeforum today. If you’re here get in touch

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Have just finished ‘Pig Wrestling: The Brilliantly Simple Way To Solve Any Problem’. An excellent book by @mindflick. We all get stuck in the mud with supposedly unsolvable problems. Everyone should read this

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

As the world becomes more & more connected.... 5G isn’t the only buzzword in the wireless world. Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 are also going to change the way you get online. https://t.co/IsDkyICOer

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Struggling with social media & FOMO? Read this by ⁦@EmilyClarkson⁩ in ⁦@thetimes2⁩. Social media hurts, but I can’t drop it

https://t.co/jtNRxxsKeX

[Gordon Robson @GordonRobson1]

Forget ‘Big Brother’. We’re now being watched by the ‘Big Other’. The highly acclaimed #TheAgeOfSurveillanceCapitalism by @shoshanazuboff. Check out my view & review here. https://t.co/vYQagMZxD8