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
A New Era of Human + AI Governance A few weeks back, something quietly revolutionary happened in Brazil. A company called Prática decided to bring an AI clone along with the person, its owner, into its board of directors. Yes, you read that right. Not as a gimmick, not as a replacement for human leadership — but as a strategic thinking partner. This was made … Continue reading AI in a Boardroom in Brazil
…No One Saw Coming (or maybe not?) When I was in school, history was not really my favorite class. It felt like a catalog of old dates, dusty maps, and events far removed from anything I cared about. Over time, I learned that history offers far more than trivia — it gives perspective, pattern recognition, a deeper understanding of cause and effect, and the ability … Continue reading Brazil 2030: The AI Superpower…
How the AI Moment Rhymes with the Internet’s Dawn Or Does it? Going back for the summer to Spain to visit family, I found myself in my mom’s basement—dust motes in the sunbeams, the faint smell of cardboard and old paper, and boxes labeled in my younger handwriting. In one, under envelopes of old photos from my photo-journalistic period and the detritus of a pre-cloud … Continue reading From Dial-Up to GPT-5
“La mente no termina en el cráneo. Se expande en herramientas, notas, rutinas… y ahora, modelos de lenguaje.” — Andy Clark (traducido sin permiso, porque pensar es libre) Otro informe, otro titular catastrofista (o no, el tiempo lo dirá…) Esta vez lleva sello MIT: midieron cómo reacciona el cerebro al escribir con y sin IA. Resultado: quienes escriben con IA sin criterio recuerdan menos y … Continue reading La IA no viene a sustituir—viene a escalarte.
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