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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 2h

#nowreading #annieproulx #theshippingnews #sundayvibes #sundayfeeling #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #inspiration #motivation

Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 1d

The best surgeons and concert pianists have long commanded the highest fees and the patronage of the wealthy. Today, however, the superstar effect is on steroids. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

The desperate search for superstar talent

Too much potential goes to waste

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 2d

Looking into the past is an essential part of looking to the future. Read more in my feature on Yuval Noah Harari and Rutger Bregman. www.firstrand.co.za/perspectives...

The echoes of history

At the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, author Margaret Atwood concludes the novel with a striking reflection: “As all historians know, the past is a great darkness, and filled with echoes.

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 3d

Tech leaders keep mentioning the need for a "societal conversation" about economic systems post- #AGI, but it's unclear whether political systems would actually implement whatever emerges from that conversation. www.economist.com/by-invitatio... #TheEconomist #AI

Two scholars ask whether democracy can survive if AI does all the jobs

Without taxation there may be no representation, conclude Raymond Douglas and David Duvenaud

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 4d

This @practicalai.bsky.social podcast episode with Citadel AI is worth listening to if you're trying to figure out how to actually deploy these systems reliably rather than just building demos: practicalai.fm/327 #artificialintelligence #generativeAI #GenAI #AI

Practical AI | GenAI risks and global adoption

Daniel and Chris sit with Citadel AI’s Rick Kobayashi and Kenny Song and unpack AI safety and security challenges in the generative AI era. They compare Japan’s approach to AI adoption with the US’...

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 5d

Economic uncertainty has people spending less on fancy things, like high heels and handbags. Yet the well-off continue to splash out on #luxurytravel: posh #hotels, first-class air fares and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. www.economist.com/business/202... #TravelTuesday

Luxury goods are out, but luxury travel is in

Can hospitality firms avoid the mistakes fashion firms made?

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 6d

Reaching new heights at "Strategy Summit", where long-term thinking meets actionable plans! Strategic thinking for humanity's biggest challenge! ⛰️🧭 www.aisafety.com/map #AIStrategy #LongTermism #ExistentialRisk #AISafety #FutureThinking

Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 7d

#TED just announced that that #SalKhan from @khanacademy.org is becoming "vision steward" while Logan McClure Davda steps up as CEO. Chris Anderson stays on for fundraising after 25 years running the organization. www.economist.com/business/202...

TED gets new bosses and changes direction

The event organiser heads into ed tech

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 8d

#Wikipedia’s editor team has just released what amounts to a master class in the clichés, strange tropes, obsequious tones of voice, and other assorted oddities of artificial intelligence-generated prose. www.fastcompany.com/91392747/wan... #aiwriting

Want to disguise your AI writing? Start with Wikipedia’s new list

Wikipedia's new Signs of AI Writing is a great tool for detecting prose generated by artificial intelligence.

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 9d

#OpenAI just announced a partnership with #Broadcom to deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI infrastructure starting late next year. Worth listening to if you want to understand the scale of investment behind frontier #AI development: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqAb... #artificialintelligence

OpenAI x Broadcom — The OpenAI Podcast Ep. 8

YouTube video by OpenAI

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 10d

This Bartleby column in #TheEconomist captures something I wrestle with constantly in my #AI education work: the gap between what AI enables and what people are actually doing with it. www.economist.com/business/202... #artificialintelligence #chatbot #chatgpt #openai #anthropic #copilot

How AI is changing the office

Did you listen to the new Dwarkesh?

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 11d

#TheEconomist's piece on #smalllanguagemodels outcompeting #LLMs for business use cases captures something I see constantly when working with companies on AI adoption: the gap between what sounds impressive and what actually works. www.economist.com/business/202... #artificialintelligence

Faith in God-like large language models is waning

That may be good news for AI laggards like Apple

www.economist.com

Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 12d

Happy #TravelTuesday edition.cnn.com/travel/world... via @cnn.com #Finland #Denmark #Iceland #Sweden #Netherlands #CostaRica #Norway #Israel #Luxembourg #Mexico #Australia #NewZealand #Switzerland #Belgium #Ireland #Lithuania #Austria #Canada #Slovenia #CzechRepublic #Travel #Happiness

These are the world’s happiest countries in 2025 | CNN

The world’s happiest country has managed to keep its No. 1 ranking for eight years running. The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy.

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 13d

All aboard for "Training Town", where the next generation of AI safety researchers are learning their craft! www.aisafety.com/map Building the future, one researcher at a time! 🚂📚 #AIEducation #AITraining #AISafety #MachineLearning #Research #Fellowship

Map – AISafety.com

Map displaying the main organizations, projects, and programs currently operating in the AI safety space.

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 14d

Taped live at #OpenAIDevDay, this special episode brings together four pioneering startups— Cursor, Abridge, SchoolAI, and Jam.Dev—each reimagining how #AI can transform their industries. openai.com/podcast/#oai... #generativeai #openai #gpt5 #artificialintelligence

The OpenAI Podcast

Introducing the OpenAI Podcast—a series of honest, long-form conversations with the people building and shaping technology from inside OpenAI.

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 15d

#SamAltman admits investors are overexcited. When the biggest #AI evangelist is pumping the brakes, that should tell you something about where we are in this cycle. www.economist.com/finance-and-... #artificialintelligence #generativeartificialintelligence #generativeAI #genai

What if the AI stockmarket blows up?

We find that the potential cost has risen alarmingly high

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 16d

The #AI industry keeps asking us to trade #security and #privacy for convenience before proving they can actually deliver the security part. That's recklessness dressed up as progress. Read more from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social of @signal.org, in #TheEconomist www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

AI agents are coming for your privacy, warns Meredith Whittaker

The Signal Foundation’s president worries they will also blunt competition and undermine cyber-security

www.economist.com

Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 17d

This #DataScience Conversations podcast with Chris Parmer and Domenic Ravita of Plotly gets at something I constantly see glossed over in #AI product demos: the gap between what the #LLM does and what actually makes the product work. open.spotify.com/episode/3XsO... #datavizualization #dataviz

How AI is Transforming Data Analytics and Visualisation in the Enterprise

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 18d

How do you teach people about genuine #AIrisks without sounding like you're pitching a sci-fi thriller? Worth a listen if you're trying to make sense of where #AI development actually stands versus where the marketing copy says it does: www.humanetech.com/podcast/rogu... via @humanetech.bsky.social

“Rogue AI” Used to be a Science Fiction Trope. Not Anymore.

We're a nonprofit exposing the negative effects of persuasive technology and social media and empowering people to take action. Discover The Social Dilemma, our podcast, course, and more.

www.humanetech.com

Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 19d

In recent years #airlines have grown ever more sophisticated in their pricing techniques. American carriers’ latest method of singling out business passengers, though, is strikingly simple and has sparked outrage in the #travel blogosphere. www.economist.com/business/202... #TravelTuesday

Airlines’ favourite new pricing trick

Our analysis shows that some carriers have started charging more for solo travellers

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 20d

Welcome to the "Funding Forest", where AI safety projects get the resources they need to flourish! Every breakthrough starts with backing! www.aisafety.com/map #AIFunding #GrantMaking #Philanthropy #AISafety #Innovation #Startups

Map – AISafety.com

Map displaying the main organizations, projects, and programs currently operating in the AI safety space.

www.aisafety.com

Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 21d

#nowreading #ianmcewan #enduringlove #sundayvibes #sundayfeeling #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #inspiration #motivation

Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 22d

Social psychologist Heidi Grant speaks with NiCE's CX Division president Barry Cooper about why the current era of #artificialintelligence is misunderstood and how working with this new #technology can help you grow both inside and outside of your career. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd2A...

Can AI Make Us More Human? A Social Psychologist + a Business Leader Answer | TED Intersections

YouTube video by TED

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 23d

Daniel Whitenack sits down with guests Mark Daniel Ward and Katherine Sanders from The Data Mine-Purdue University to explore how higher education is evolving to meet the demands of the #AI-driven workforce. practicalai.fm/324 #artificialintelligence #chatbots @practicalai.bsky.social

Practical AI | Educating a data-literate generation

Dan sits down with guests Mark Daniel Ward and Katie Sanders from The Data Mine at Purdue University to explore how higher education is evolving to meet the demands of the AI-driven workforce. They...

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Eugene Yiga @eugeneyiga.bsky.social · 24d

#DataVisualization veteran Andy Cotgreave joins host Mike Cisneros for a lively, wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of dashboards, the craft of #datacommunication, and the future of #generativeAI in analytics. open.spotify.com/episode/6M1V... #dataviz #datavisualisation #genai

storytelling with data podcast: #91 Dashboards that Deliver with Andy Cotgreave

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