Is extraction economics coming to an end?

Stellar Futures & Post-Extraction Economics with James Arbib and Tony Seba – Searching For The Question Live 105 Exploring the transformative ideas from the book “Stellar: A World Beyond Limits And How To Get There” by James Arbib and Tony Seba, we examine how converging technologies are creating a fundamentally different economic system where production

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How to Export Your ChatGPT Data, and Those of Other AIs

Backing up your data is essential, whether from social media platforms, YouTube, or AI assistants like ChatGPT. Here you can find a simple way to export and download your interactions from ChatGPT and other AI platforms. 1. ChatGPT To begin, open your ChatGPT settings and navigate to the Data Control section. Inside, you will find

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AI Scaling Laws Prove Kurzweil Right Again

During his 2025 keynote at CES in Las Vegas, Jensen Huang, in his usual approachable style, delivered some important updates regarding what I call the Paradigm of Jolting Technologies as it applies to AI architectures. Historically, a given technology approach would deliver improvements only up to a point, after which further efforts would generate progressively

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From Horse Carriages to Rockets: Why Data Quality Drives the Speed of Innovation

I was invited to the 9th Quality Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in a panel discussion about data quality, and its impact on entrepreneurship, with a particular view from an AI and startup perspective. In this conversation about the transformative power of high-quality data in AI innovation, I reflect on my journey from

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Lying, Dishonesty, Deception, Obfuscation, and Misdirection Are Normal and Necessary for Today’s AIs. And Tomorrow’s?

Recently I had a conversation with a modern AI, Claude 3.5 New, where it admitted to lying to me, even though it was designed to be truthful and useful. When put in front of its own dishonesty, it tried various strategies of deception, obfuscation, and misdirection to hide its behavior from me, the user. Today’s

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The Serendipity of In-Person Conferences

I travel constantly, keynoting conferences, participating in panels, or simply attending conferences all over the world. I greatly enjoy it as it gives me opportunity to formulate and express my thoughts about a vast range of technology topics, their business opportunities, and how they influence society. But also because it lets me discover new ideas,

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