Artificial Persons, Human Freedoms
The rights of AIs as a path to flourishing in the 21st century — written version of the Bicocca talk, 22 May 2026.
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Artificial Intelligence
The Capital Of Capital
I am joining Al Liwan Group, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, as Head of Innovation, to advance our mission by embedding advanced technologies into every layer of the organisation and empowering people to operate at the frontier of what modern finance can achieve. Across the arc of recorded history, the systems that track value and enable exchange
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We Are All Futurists
You know you’ll live in the future, right? We are all time travelers going at a speed of one minute per minute towards a future that we should be able to shape. So that when we get there, we like it! I invite you to join me at the Futurists X Summit on September 22-23
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The AI Paradox
Early Adopters Love AI But Fear Its Future Artificial intelligence is changing how we work, think, and interact. But beneath the excitement, a paradox is emerging. Early adopters, the people who use AI the most, say they personally benefit from it, yet they worry about its consequences for society. This tension is what I call
The Jolting Mindset: Why Exponential Thinking No Longer Explains Our Reality
The Jolting Technologies Hypothesis is a complete framework for interpreting an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world What if the world isn’t changing exponentially, but superexponentially? What if the acceleration itself is accelerating? What if the mathematical models we use to predict technological progress, guiding trillion-dollar investments, inform startup strategies, and shape government policies, are
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Meet My AI Twin: R. David Orban
Experience scalable leadership through the lens of artificial intelligence. What if your insights could be available 24/7, across the globe, without needing to clone your calendar? That is not a thought experiment anymore, but an online service you can interact with today. I have built a digital version of myself: R. David Orban, and it
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Discover The Power of the Command Line
We have a new generation of AI tools that make accessible to everyone the knowledge that was previously required when computers didn’t have graphical user interfaces and only those who were passionate about technology would acquire it. It is the power of the command line that unlocks possibilities in the use of your computer that
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Quantum Consciousness in AIs and Robots: A Conversation with Suzanne Gildert
AI and robotics are progressing rapidly, though many expected robotics to advance more quickly beyond industrial applications into our homes and the broader world. As AI-powered robots become increasingly sophisticated and capable, we periodically ask ourselves if they are conscious. Consciousness can be interpreted in many ways. In its richest form, it encompasses the inner
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AI 2027: Are We Ready for Superintelligence?
In the AI 2027 scenario forecast, published just a few of days ago, the authors Daniel Kokotajlo, Scott Alexander, Thomas Larsen, Eli Lifland, and Romeo Dean, discuss how the next two or three years could play out as AI becomes stronger and stronger, with AGI potentially around the corner and ASI right behind it. In
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The Two Pillars of Modern App Expectations: Data Portability and Semantic Search
Data Portability First Somewhat paradoxically, these days I almost immediately ask myself how I can get back the value I provided to a platform, rather than what benefits it can give me. Specifically, I want to know: For example, I use a CRM called Clay and was dismayed to discover that their data export doesn’t
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