Essays

How machines, people and the web forget.

Each essay argues one thing and runs an experiment to test it. The finding comes first, the method is shown, and the data is yours to check.

  1. Can an AI forget you?

    As of September 2026, no major AI provider offers to remove your personal data from a model that has already been trained. What they offer is chat deletion, memory controls, an opt-out from future training and filters on answers, which the UK regulator says “do not actually remove the data from the model”.