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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The immigrant paradox
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Sep 4, 2025
If there has been one golden thread which has passed through the political ruptures of many Western polities in the past decade or so, it
Are we any good at measuring how intelligent AI is?
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Aug 29, 2025
This is a far more complex question than it seems. Most of us who use AI even cursorily have been impressed by some of the
The Trump–Putin–Zelensky summits: the limits of political abstraction
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Aug 20, 2025
Like most people, I was shocked and appalled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and the ensuing brutality meted out to citizens,
The longevity gold rush: adding years, selling dreams
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Aug 15, 2025
Remember that once-fresh meme from long ago – “live fast, die young”? It has been put out to pasture. Welcome to the longevity-industrial complex –
Trump − bludgeoning geopolitics with financial weapons
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Aug 7, 2025
There have been so many deliberate departures from traditional presidential protocol initiated by Trump that it is difficult to remember how more prudent presidents used
Death, taxes and the thinning of global news
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 31, 2025
Like many of my colleagues and friends who have always consumed daily news as a matter of habit and pleasure, there is, of late, a
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