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All posts →Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
Kate Crawford argues that AI is neither artificial nor intelligent: it is built from mined minerals, underpaid labor, and mass data extraction. This summary traces the political and environmental costs hidden behind the cloud, and asks who really pays for AI's planetary footprint.
Re-engineering Germany: Manufacturing Precision meets Digital Enablement
Jensen Huang says something that resonates deeply: Electrons will never replace atoms. German manufacturing touched the sky in the last era through perfection and craft: that expertise is irreplaceable. But we're at a complete reset. The next wave isn't about choosing between physical excellence and digital intelligence; it's about combining them. To continue manufacturing leadership, Germany must embrace AI and agility now. As NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang put it: Re-engineer Germany. Keep the craft Evolve the tools.
Blindsight
Elon Musk’s Neuralink is developing Blindsight, a brain implant designed to restore vision by bypassing the eyes and optic nerves and stimulating the visual cortex directly.
Me, My AI, Your AI, You: is this the future of communication?
A paradox: the person you know and the hyper-structured avatar operating their inbox. Perception based on a digital proxy.
AI isn’t coming for your job. Or is it?
Is AI currently a 'net creator' of opportunities in your industry, or is it a 'destroyer' of jobs?
Ghost Money, GDP and AI: Redefining Prosperity?
The content explores the paradox of rapid economic growth driven by artificial intelligence (AI) that many people do not feel personally, a phenomenon sometimes referred to as Ghost GDP.
Beyond Governance: Hardcoding the Geneva Conventions into AI
Following a discussion at Davos about the need for pragmatic approaches to AI, I had a chance to catch up with Kenneth Cukier. He offered a specific, albeit crazy (his words), proposal that perfectly illustrates what a pragmatic approach looks like
AI in Military: Is Regulation Enough to Secure Humanity’s Future?
Talking AI in the military sector at Davos usually circles back to one thing: Regulation. But in a conversation with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the dialogue was elevated.
AI that Learns Like a Baby
AI pioneer, Yann LeCun, focuses on the next generation of artificial intelligence. He criticizes the industry's reliance on large language models, arguing that they lack a true understanding of the physical world and cannot achieve human-level intelligence. Instead, LeCun is championing world models and JEPA architecture, which learn by observing and sensor data rather than just text.
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