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  • A secret AI study. A biometric orb. A new internet ID.

    A secret AI study. A biometric orb. A new internet ID.

    After researchers sparked outrage with a secret AI experiment on Reddit, the platform considers adopting Sam Altman’s World ID system via a device called the Orb. But is biometric identity the solution, or just another dubious business model?

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  • How AI Hijacks Human Connection

    How AI Hijacks Human Connection

    AI doesn’t just train on academic or artistic content. Increasingly, it feeds on blogs, guides, and independent journalism; any content that shows human care, credibility, or craft. Summarized and displayed in search results, this content becomes invisible at the source. Welcome to a world where creators are reduced to training fodder.

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  • The Myth of AI Democratization

    The Myth of AI Democratization

    Some still believe that training large language models (LLMs) on copyrighted content is a form of “democratizing knowledge.” But when you look closely at how these models actually handle the material they ingest, the picture looks a lot less heroic – and a lot more extractive.

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  • Meta’s Silent Swallowing of My Academic Legacy

    Meta’s Silent Swallowing of My Academic Legacy

    My academic legacy? A monograph, a handful of articles—and now a starring role in training Meta’s Llama 3. No royalties. No citations. Just silent swallowing by a machine. A story of vanishing recognition in the age of AI.

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  • Klarna’s AI Whiplash: From Job Cuts to Human Epiphanies

    Klarna’s AI Whiplash: From Job Cuts to Human Epiphanies

    From “AI can do all jobs” to “Humans are invaluable!”: Klarna’s AI journey is a masterclass in hype whiplash. But behind the cringe, the CEO’s rhetoric surfaces real ethical tensions. What happens when honesty about AI and jobs is no longer whispered in executive suites – but shouted?

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  • Keeping AI Weird (for Safety Reasons)

    Keeping AI Weird (for Safety Reasons)

    AI makes mistakes differently from humans. And that’s a good thing. This post explores why we shouldn’t train machines to fail like humans and why weirdness might be an important safety feature of AI.

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  • AI: Lessons from Business ethics

    AI: Lessons from Business ethics

    When it comes to business ethics, AI companies ignore the most basic concepts linked to accountability, supply chain responsibility and product safety. Yes, AI companies create groundbreaking innovation. But that comes with the responsibility to ensure that what they do serves humanity, not the other way around.

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