When the internet becomes a place where AI systems generate content for other AI systems to consume, humans become second-class entities, whose well-being, autonomy, and personal development are not even a concern. From my latest essay, “Google AI Search: The Humanless Internet”

We're seeing progress in the brain-computer interface arena cnb.cx/4jDPBG3

READING: Opinion | AI Is Learning to Escape Human Control git link via WSJ wsj.com/opinion/ai-is-… #haltagi

AI CEO explains the terrifying new behavior AIs are showing youtube.com/watch?v=GJeFoE…

De grootste grap tegen de mensheid is dat computers tegenwoordig aan mensen vragen of ze geen robots zijn. 😂

AMAZING result from a 10-year study: a one-time $1,000 cash transfer to households in rural Kenya cut infant mortality by 48%. One of the biggest gains EVER seen in global health. “The best way to save a child’s life is to give a mother money when she needs it most.”

I have discovered that there are a lot of similarities between fast food and 'fast answers' provided by LLMs and chatbots: Both fast food and "fast facts" are designed to be addictive, not nutritious (for the most part) Look out for a new talk on this topic soon. #techvshuman

Professor Roman Yampolskiy predicts AGI by 2027.

“The closest thing to a founding document for the Cheerful Apocalyptics is “Mind Children,” a 1988 book by Carnegie Mellon roboticist Hans Moravec. The title expresses the idea that intelligent robots would, in concept, be our children, and, in what he… wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-apo…

Seismic AI Report 2025 | Seismic Foundation report2025.seismic.org "For the first time, this report reveals emerging tensions in the narrative around AI "

Kies juist niet voor gemak. Het is de valkuil waar de tech wereld je wil laten inlopen. Gemak als valuta voor verlies van controle ?

We leven in wereld waarin het probleem winstgevender is dan de oplossing

Protect What’s Human. protectwhatshuman.org

“We are allowing the tech industry to consolidate this extraordinary degree of resources, unlike anything ever before." Tech journalist Karen Hao sounds the alarm about the rising risks to the country—and planet—from the growth of artificial intelligence.

From Ezra Klein, more true than ever. You would not believe how many shortcuts everyone else is taking. In many areas, you can get way ahead of everyone just by doing the work. More true than ever now, when more people are shirking and AI lets you do 10x if you try. 1/

Wow! #Innovation #Mobility

Over 2 million “views” now… 🤔🥲

What if learning became as addictive as social media? Sounds great… until you think a bit longer about it. A critical look at Duolingo’s TED Talk and the research behind it. theeconomyofmeaning.com/2025/08/25/a-c… ICYMI

I Don't Think That AI Will Become Conscious - Michael Pollan The Late Show with Stephen Colbert youtube.com/watch?v=miIjmz… "a faulty metaphor - that brains are computers"