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A child's laughter: an algorithmic product?

A child's laughter: an algorithmic product?

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist at OpenAI, said recently that the human brain is nothing but a biological computer. He was completely certain of this. But is that really the case?

Chat Control 2: Digitalizing the Panopticon

Chat Control 2: Digitalizing the Panopticon

Europe’s assault on free speech has become widespread and far-reaching. In Germany, a journalist was fined and given a suspended prison sentence this spring for circulating a satirical image of the interior minister captioned “I hate free speech.”

When Justice Fails the Vulnerable

When Justice Fails the Vulnerable

A video of a young Scottish girl brandishing both a knife and an axe went viral in late August. She allegedly tried to protect her sister from unwanted advances by an adult man according to the accompanying narrative - a true heroine.

Money that rots like potatoes

Money that rots like potatoes

Only money that goes out of date like a newspaper, rots like potatoes, rusts like iron, evaporates like ether, is capable of standing the test as an instrument for the exchange of potatoes, newspapers, iron and ether.

Until the opposite has been proven

Until the opposite has been proven

The core principle of presumed innocence is currently being undermined year by year. The emerging new world order, marked by age controls, introduces a new perverse inversion: one’s humanity is no longer assumed, unless proven otherwise.

EU - a self-licking ice cream cone?

EU - a self-licking ice cream cone?

The European Commission presented an interim target for 2040 in July on the path to climate neutrality. By 2040, the EU aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels.

Your savings - or Brussel's covert slush fund?

Your savings - or Brussel's covert slush fund?

The European Union’s economic underperformance has been subject to intense debate since Mario Draghi, former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), published a report on the topic last year.

Order from Chaos

Order from Chaos

Henry Kissinger, an experienced statesman and diplomat, may have put it best: that “Trump may be one of those figures in history who appears from time to time to mark the end of an era and to force it to give up its old pretences”.

Time for a more radical Europe

Time for a more radical Europe

Last fall, Italian economist Mario Draghi, former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), published his 400-page report on Europe’s (actually the EU’s) competitiveness. Draghi’s verdict was harsh: Europe is facing an “existential challenge.” It’s hard to disagree. While the EU is launching new regulations on plastic corks and hiding text messages from the public, Elon Musk is changing the world with groundbreaking innovations in the automotive, robotics, and space industries.

The Superstimulus Trap: From Bird Eggs to AI

The Superstimulus Trap: From Bird Eggs to AI

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), we face a future where we may soon have access to almost everything we desire – at least in the digital realm. But unfortunately, what we wish for doesn’t always align with what we truly need, or what would benefit us.

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