From Sophia to Diella

Back in 2017, I wrote about Sophia, the humanoid robot who became a Saudi citizen. Yes, for those who don’t remember or didn’t know, it happened.  It felt absurd, but important. Sophia showed us what happens when machines cross into spaces once reserved for humans. She was theater, yes—but theater that changed the debate. Now, in 2025, the theater has become reality. Albania has appointed … Continue reading From Sophia to Diella

AI Wants to Eat the Grid: Will Humanity Feed It or Fry First?

The Quiet Emergency Behind the AI BoomEveryone is excited about AI breaking records, writing code, designing new medicines, and maybe even thinking like us. But there is one big problem growing behind all of this: electricity. For example, training GPT-3 used 1,287 megawatt-hours of energy—enough to power 100,000 homes. Every time someone asks ChatGPT a question, it uses about five times more electricity than a … Continue reading AI Wants to Eat the Grid: Will Humanity Feed It or Fry First?

Privacy And Freedom: Wishful Thinking in an Ai-Driven World

The Fragile State of Privacy Today Not a weekend particularly bright by its warm weather, but the light brought by the unexpected arrest of Telegram’s CEO, Pavel Durov, in France. At least, it got me by surprise and apparently Nicholas Thompson feels there is certainly more than meets the eye. Edward Snowden once stated, “Saying that you don’t care about the right to privacy because … Continue reading Privacy And Freedom: Wishful Thinking in an Ai-Driven World

Brazil, C.A.I.O. of Latin America

It happened while I was preparing lunch yesterday that a message from Sarah Ai (an AI model developed by Ai Connect) showed up in a whatsapp group called Friends of Ai. Her message brought up an article by Juliano Galisi, at Estadao that informed about Brazil’s Goverment move to hire OpenAi in order to help speed up the judicial processes in Brazil which are both, … Continue reading Brazil, C.A.I.O. of Latin America