We keep being told to use AI critically, yet the platforms behind it are built to be opaque, fast and hard to leave. This piece asks why the “informed user” has become the default answer to a structural problem, and why responsibility should track freedom. Critical AI literacy still matters, but it cannot replace transparent, trustworthy systems.
Drawing on my Bachelor’s dissertation at the University of Malta, this post examines the impact of AI writing tools on the writing practices of Gen Z students. Students paused more and edited harder, yet their writing grew more homogenised, their stance more certain and their individual voice fainter. What does this mean for authentic academic expression, and for the value of a degree?
You mention a product to a friend, and moments later it appears in your feed. That moment reveals the “black box” behind our screens. This post unpacks what digital sovereignty really means, why EU policy alone falls short, and how Gen Z can move from being data points to exercising real digital agency.