Clive Davis
@CliveDavisUK
Chief theatre critic, The Times. I also write about music & books. Politically homeless narrowboat enthusiast. Insta: clivephotos
"Evolution has not prepared us for these extraordinary fakes." @paulbloomatyale on #AI companions. open.spotify.com/episode/2XjZoD…
It got off to an awkward start, thanks to a slippery stage, but Chichester's revival of Top Hat served up lots of laughter. thetimes.com/article/8301bd…
The funniest minute of TV you will watch all year
Remarkable moment between Trump and Powell.
"When subjected to carefully engineered tests, the strongest models will lie, cheat and steal to achieve their goals... when asked to explain their reasoning, they will make up plausible tales rather than reveal how they work."
"Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s boss ... is poaching researchers with nine-figure salaries and building a data centre the size of Manhattan, dubbed Hyperion, which will consume the same amount of power in a year as New Zealand." economist.com/briefing/2025/…
Fabulous letter from the great Deborah Moggach in today’s Times.
Full marks for Rosamund Pike. ★★★ for the play itself. My review of Inter Alia. thetimes.com/article/9e0d6a…
"It seems that ChatGPT's default is to just make up quotes."
ChatGPT, a fascinating saga - of evasiveness and plain weirdness. I asked it for quotes in which Buzz Aldrin spoke about the difficulty of being second on the moon. It replied. 1/
New trailer for a must-see production. Via @NationalTheatre m.youtube.com/watch?v=6UmYR2…
Why are people happy to leave their rubbish on the towpath? Seems to be getting worse. #RegentsCanal

Why Kemi Badenoch is struggling. @Will___lloyd's piece makes grim reading. newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

The pre-opening backstage stories were dire, but Burlesque turns out to be an OK musical. thetimes.com/article/fecac7…
Why is Israel's PR operation so lackadaisical? Some good questions being asked here. blogs.timesofisrael.com/some-questions…
