Dougal Perman

AI won’t kill creativity. Laziness will. Use the tools — don’t let them use you. Part 1 of my 3-part series on AI, Creativity and Humanity for Sceptical.Scot. sceptical.scot/2025/10/ai-cre…

I think The SAY Award longlist is very strong this year. Loads of great albums, especially Andrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman's wonderful Ash Grey and the Gull Glides On. Please vote for it in the People's Choice Shortlist vote: sayaward.com/album/92c5d56e…

“The promise of less admin isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing better.” New piece: dougalperman.substack.com/p/activating-t… #AI #creativity #digitalethics

"Disrupt or be disrupted" they say. But what if disruption without humanity is the real risk? In my latest Substack, I explore why we need innovation for people, not just for profit. open.substack.com/pub/dougalperm… #TechForGood #Innovation #Creativity

Stunning trailer. Must-have album. Get it.

What's the future of music discovery? How do you find new music? I value people over algorithms. I'm helping friends with Campfires, a gamified music discovery app in its own virtual world. We're keen to hear from artists: bit.ly/CampfiresQuest… #newmusic #musicdiscovery

I've strangely found myself drawn into Microsoft's $1M sweepstake, which is mostly centred around using Bing and a variety of their consumer services. Bing compares surprisingly well with Google. Check it out: rewards.bing.com/sweepstakes/mi…

Scottish Government: You’ve been handed a massive budget uplift. Don’t miss this opportunity to #InvestInCulture. A £100M investment could deliver: 🎵 Thriving grassroots venues 💻 Cutting-edge digital hubs 🎨 More creative jobs & exports Here’s my plan: sceptical.scot/2024/10/seven-…

In more positive Glasgow Subway news, I have secured an agreement from contractor Stadler to waive a £5,000 scrap value fee they were insisting on for the old Metro-Cammell carriages for any charitable or non-profit organisations who want to preserve them. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Vote Them Out

Whatever may or may not change, to be rid of a gang of immoral rapacious contemptuous entitled incompetent dishonest arrogant avaricious feudal sociopaths as a government, has to be on balance a good thing, doesn’t it?

Yesterday morning I got asked the real serious question of this election - Is the UK full?

6 Chancellors in 6 years. 6 Health Secretaries in 5. 9 Education Secretaries in 9. If they were a Head Teacher, their school would be in Special Measures. If they ran a branch of a bank, they’d be under arrest. A disgraceful rabble unfit for office: take them away!

A nice touch, spreading the word of new @GlasgowHeritage podcast. First episode launched last week with wonderful Jackie Ogilvie of @GLCTours leading Co-hosts @MurphyNiallGLA @fay_young through Central’s heart & soul Who is tomorrow’s guest on #ifglasgowswallscouldtalk3 ?

My new blog post. Can live streaming protect your job from AI?

What sort of notifications could be annoying Rishi Sunak so much…🤔

The last few days here have been tough. This morning I wrote this.

Ain't that the truth! We were in the same boat @lokiscottishrap, and sometimes still are. But recently, I am very grateful to our 5-year-old, Alyth, for doing her own hair in the mornings. Hopefully your household can find similar respite!

Enough is enough. Suella Braverman's article in the Times is dangerous, divisive, and shows she's unfit for office. @RishiSunak must sack her now. Agree? Add your name: 38d.gs/samy

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Government is breaking its promise on arts funding, and trying to reimpose a £6.6 million cut to Creative Scotland. Scotland's arts and culture needs backing, not broken promises. Please join me in signing the @_CFTA petition. campaignforthearts.org/petitions/scot…