
Steven Boykey Sidley
Steven Boykey Sidley is a professor of practice at University of Johannesburg, columnist-at-large for Daily Maverick and a partner at Bridge Capital. His new book "It's Mine: How the Crypto Industry is Redefining Ownership" is published by Maverick451 in SA and Legend Times Group in UK/EU, available now. His columns can be found at https://substack.com/@stevenboykeysidley
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Artificial Intelligence 1, Copyright 0
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 23, 2025
I have written previously about the hot war between creators of content and the “foundation” AI companies like ChatGPT, which hoovered up as much content

What if the rest of the world says f*** you to Trump?
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 17, 2025
I do not follow Norwegian anything, other than a good TV series I saw recently. I do follow US tariffs, because it is big and

Never a dull moment: Elon’s new political party and the flight of investors
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 8, 2025
On Friday, Elon Musk announced the formation of a new political party, the America Party, with himself as primary funder and ideological core − and

Tesla’s Robotaxi launch – last chance saloon?
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 2, 2025
“To say that Tesla’s future is dependent on robotaxis is a bit of an understatement. Tesla has to completely decimate this industry or be left

War in Iran – how to hold more than one position in your head at the same time
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jun 26, 2025
The New York Times paraphrased Israeli columnist Nahum Barnea this week. He notes that it is possible to house four positions in one brain. For

Iran – there is only one good way for this to end
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jun 17, 2025
It was clear from the start of the Israeli strikes on Iran that they had been meticulously planned (for well over a year, according to

Trump/Musk – what if you were forced to choose?
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jun 11, 2025
I had many things I wanted to write about this week − stuff happening all over the place: AI, crypto, tech, energy, Ukraine, the Middle

Of Trump, tacos, chickens and the nastiest of questions
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jun 3, 2025
On 2 May, Financial Times writer Robert Armstrong used the term TACO in an article, defining it as “Trump Always Chickens Out.” He was referring

Flooding the zone – Google’s response to the threat of obsolescence
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . May 28, 2025
More than a year ago, I mentioned in an article that I had stopped using Google Search entirely. I had switched to a then little-known

Copyright infringement – is AI just a common thief?
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . May 21, 2025
Among the many anxieties that have bubbled up in AI’s wake since ChatGPT launched in November 2022 (and ushered in the dawn of GenAI, or