"Anti-colonialism and neo-colonialism, soft-power and hybrid warfare (part 1) "
Youtube (Oct 20)
Recent history of anti-colonial movements, western imperialism and its economic mechanisms.
World bank, IMF and their use of debt and sanctions. Emerging of alternatives - BRICS and new financial networks
"What will be valued - monetary guide in a hypothetical collapse "
Youtube (Oct 13)
Different scenarios - while hypothetical give us understanding of the evolution of value.
Disasters, economy collapse, or society collapse and use of cash, 'plastic', stocks, gold, crypto...
"The evolution of trust - from god(s) to AI "
Youtube (Oct 06)
Trust keeps evolving - from news feed, or the web forum, or the doctor and professor towards the AI bot.
Information and dis-information, who decides what is true, can we trust a machine, or a program?!
"On emergence belied of intelligence and consciousness"
Youtube (Sep 29)
Emergence is understood as appearing of a new phenomena as a result of previously accumulated elements.
Having intuitive appeal, emergence is heavily promoted by participants in AI field. But is it true?!
"Analyzing the fundamentally elusive elements of intelligence"
Youtube (Sep 22)
Intelligence achieved through pattern recognition, symmetry, associativity, inversing.
Reaching limits in computation, or reducibility. Super-intelligence ...
"Towards monopolization of the AI by the tech elites and their strange alliances"
Youtube (Sep 08)
Only few big companies can afford to have and use the computational and energy heavy hardware for AI.
Distrust of government, alliance with religion, elitism - is it possible to avoid monopolization ?!
"Achieving AGI - possible or not with the current approach"
Youtube (Sep 01)
Taking a clue from ancient philosophy - first, second and third principles, the search for a meaning.
The data output produced by AI - worthless without the emotional labor of a human to give it meaning..
"Plotlines for crafting storytelling on social networks"
Youtube (Aug 25)
We, humans prefer stories over a list of cold facts. Most often stories follow predictable pattern of a hero and their journey.
The presentation gives several, not often used (which may count as different and original) plot lines to use in social posts..
"Counterproductive, anxiety producing self improvement "
Youtube (Aug 18)
Media of any kind somehow makes us feel that we are not enough, could be doing more, achieving, optimizing.... .
Remedies given by online gurus, apps, trackers drives us in what feels like punishment instead of reward....
"How to navigate today's uncertain world "
Youtube (Aug 11)
Looking at some non-obvious trends that are going to play in our future - de-materialization, de-globalization,. .
intelligent agents eliminating friction, decentralization and permission-less organizations, demographics shifts....
"An analysis of the 'Nordic model' - socialist or capitalist "
Youtube (Aug 04)
Often, especially in the US, the 'Nordic model' is described as a socialism. Is this correct or an expression of dislike? .
A trip back through history of the creation and development of the 'Nordic model' - comparing it with capitalism.
"Celebrities may not deserve to be treated like your best friends"
Youtube (Jul 28)
Why does consciousness exist instead of nothing? Looking inside of our own existence through mental machinery.
Instead of spending time around the constant drama surrounding celebrities, how about spending the same time in .
building real friendships, learning skills, building something with your skills, or just living your life ?!.
"Emulating thinking like an individual in a robot "
Youtube (Jul 21)
Why does consciousness exist instead of nothing? Looking inside of our own existence through mental machinery.
The thought of 'I am' and the context of motivation or usage which causes this thought..
"The invisible cost in our world of conveniences "
Youtube (Jul 14)
All too often we focus on the the immediate, on what is easy and comfortable with no understanding on the way things.
are created and operated. Current systems built on endless and exponential growth may not be sustainable...
"Staying optimistic in a world seemingly falling apart"
Youtube (Jul 07)
Radical optimism while accepting that darkness exist. Optimism versus pessimism is a choice.
Relaying on on Stoic's principle: focus on what we can control and accept what we cannot..
"On onboarding - initial steps after joining a company "
Youtube (Jun 30)
How to proceed smoothly after joining a company. Talking with your manager as a first step.
What is expected, duties, work load. The presentation cover both sides - employee and manager points of view.
"On thoughts, actions, correlation and causation - in AI context (part 2)"
Youtube (Jun 23)
Thoughts and actions as a response to a cue, based on learned experience. The value in recording experiences.
Mistaken assumptions can self-correct with time. The fixation on the means and not on the ends...
"On thoughts, actions, correlation and causation - in AI context (part 1)"
Youtube (Jun 16)
Distinguishing between corelation and causation, all learning is motivated, connections our brain makes.
Casual reasoning in humans, how does it translate to AI, actions leading to learning based on the effects they cause.
"Energy footprint of AI, current state and alternative paths (part 2)"
Youtube (Jun 09)
Thousand brains theory, independent processing building a cohesive view without a central point or a map.
The bubble of current AI investments, eerie resemblance with past and failed technology bubbles...
"Energy footprint of AI, current state and alternative paths (part 1)"
Youtube (Jun 02)
Current AI technology based on machine learning and use of GPU-s is enormously power hungry.
What alternatives are there? A new theory, can it be the right path in advancing AI technology?
"Conflict - making it work in a work environment"
Youtube (May 26)
Presented in the context of a business it applies to personal and social conflicts. Facing conflict instead of avoiding it.
Watch for conflict escalation, step back to cool off, resolving misunderstandings, listening to concerns...
"Making a meaning and the need to go look for more than words"
Youtube (May 19)
Linguistics and ordinary people look at words first to get a meaning of what was communicated..
Is this sufficient, is this enough to understand? What is missing and what else can we look for? .
"The current failures of AI and the way to solve them (part 2)"
Youtube (May 12)
Skills as aggregate of unique behaviors, they can be transfered and generalized as concepts.
Core features of building skills - as a learned reaction in a particular moment, and perceived need.
"The current failures of AI and the way to solve them (part 1)"
Youtube (May 05)
Current cases of AI use are optimized for specific uses. Moving even a bit outside of these uses can lead to failures.
What can a developer do about it? Potential solutions and the long uncertain path to them.
"Looming disconnection between work and reward for it"
Youtube (Apr 28)
Hard work no longer leads to a big reward, and big reward can come with little work efforts.
The role of chance and randomness in achieving big and getting rewarded.
"Defining consciousness - what is it?!"
Youtube (Apr 21)
Different people may speak about consciousness while having their own understanding of what consciousness is.
What are the 3 fundamental elements which allow consciousness to emerge.
"Risks in AI generating training data and the need of close supervision (part 2)"
Youtube (Apr 14)
Looking for answers on questions like - can AI establish truth, how does it deal with ambiguity and contradiction?!
Can AI create novel concepts and ideas, how does it reason on its own experiences?!
"Risks in AI generating training data and the need of close supervision (part 1)"
Youtube (Apr 07)
What id AI starts generating data which then is used for training? The pitfalls in unchecked machine generated data
The need of human supervision and check on the outputs created.
"Understanding human mind - not a trivial or easy task (part 2)"
Youtube (Mar 31)
The concluding part of this presentation - external factors and obstacles to overcome
.in our understanding of the human mind..
"Understanding human mind - not a trivial or easy task (part 1)"
Youtube (Mar 24)
We can nor achieve AGI without understanding the human mind. What hurdles and obstacles do we face?
Excessive moralizing, uncomfortable truths, reductionism and abstraction, human pride ...
"Reversal to monopolistic capitalism - present day paradox"
Youtube (Mar 17)
Very noticeable especially in tech is the concentration of power and control by a single company in specific areas.
And monopolists are being enabled by the new political environment in the US and other countries .
"Expressing curiosity and seeking novelty - by humans "
Youtube (Mar 10)
What drives curiosity and how it manifests day by day? The tendency to engage with novelty.
Structure of curiosity. Discarding the notion of sensory novelty as a driver of curiosity.
"Creative approaches - comparing the tech and movie industries"
Youtube (Mar 03)
The 2 approaches to creating value - in the tech and in the movie industry, which one is better?
Having permanently hired developers project after project, versus assembly of stars for a specific project.
"Getting value out of generative AI"
Youtube (Feb 24)
What is (or could be) the business model of what is currently labeled as generative AI?
Is it a standalone product, or a feature which can be bundled and be just a part of another product?.
"Understanding the world through stories"
Youtube (Feb 17)
Railing against fiction, getting just the facts, the ideas and the logic are ultimately insufficient.
We need the fiction, we need the stories, because they stir emotions, help us learn and understand.
"Slicing up the world into discrete entities - vision processing for AI (part 2)"
Youtube (Feb 10)
Second and concluding part of the topic. Errors give us a clue on how to interpret the outside world.
How to slice the world in pieces that AI can then process. Tension / resolution continuous loop for sensory input.
"Slicing up the world into discrete entities - vision processing for AI (part 1)"
Youtube (Feb 03)
We experience the world as a continuous flow of images and sounds, yet the flow is cut into objects.
How the AI can split the continuous space into discrete chunks, and what is the reason to do this .
"Re-arranging and re-building of an organization with AI"
Youtube (Jan 27)
AI as a goal seeking and goal fulfillment entity. Looking at Organizations as a bundle of tasks.
Un-bundling and re-bundling of organizations based on goal achievement by AI agents.
"Pushing 'reset' on what we expect from AI"
Youtube (Jan 20)
Viewed as a panacea or threat, the current state of AI is somewhere within these extremes.
Underestimating or overestimating, projections based on 'Hollywood scenarios', still long way to go
"The agenda behind “just asking questions” people on social media"
Youtube (Jan 13)
The rise of “just asking questions” group, do they want actual answers?!
How does asking questions becomes a tactic of confusion and manipulation?
"Why outstanding people fail while mediocre ones do succeed?!"
Youtube (Jan 06)
The importance of the 'system', hiring 'star' outsiders, repeating pattern producing same result...
This presentation is within business context, but applies to many areas, including politics
"Online harms act - upcoming legislation which can do harm than good"
Youtube (Dec 30)
Analyzing a proposed in Parliament legislation - starting with good intentions, may turn into nightmare.
Unacceptable and unnecessary harsh penalties, potentially hurting innocent people, suppressing freedom of speech
"How close are we to the 'brave new world'?!"
Youtube (Dec 23)
Published in 1930s, envisioning 2500s the book of Aldous Huxsley is in a way a guess on our future.
Amazingly some of the author's predictions are becoming reality, which may serve us a warning...
"'Cancel culture' and the smart way to exploit the attention"
Youtube (Dec 16)
In today's highly polarized society very often outspoken people may get 'canceled'. However often this draws
attention - to the person, and the platform which allows presenting their point of view. How can this attention drawn be used?
"Theories of the mind, applicable in building an AI"
Youtube (Dec 09)
What is currently labeled as AI does very specific tasks derived from data based on previous data collection.
If we want to achieve human like general intelligence we have to ask - 'what a human mind does'.
We go over several possible answers and their implications in general AI development.
"The plan for issuing a common currency for the BRICS countries"
Youtube (Dec 02)
Proposing an alternative reserve currency to the US dollar - by the group of BRICS countries.
What is such plan aiming to achieve, how will it affect the US dollar and the international trade.
"The AI effect - scenarios on jobs and salaries"
Youtube (Nov 25)
There is an expectation that AI is going to take jobs from humans. How is this going to play out?
Different scenarios for low skilled, very skilled and managerial jobs, and salaries earned.
"US dollar - the foundation for its domination"
Youtube (Nov 18)
The US dollar dominates the international trade, having status as a reserve currency.
What is the foundation of its dominance, longevity and staying power at present time.
"The journey of the entrepreneur is full of risks"
Youtube (Nov 11)
While lots of people dream of becoming an entrepreneur, only few actually take this bold step.
Yet the journey of an entrepreneur is full of perils, with a risk of losing everything.
"Signaling high status - alternative and distinctive ways (part 5)"
Youtube (Nov 04)
In part 5 we look at the pace of life (fast vs slow) as a high status symbol - no longer leisure convey prestige.
This is the last chapter in the series - we are ending with an overview and summary of this and previous parts.
"Signaling high status - alternative and distinctive ways (part 4)"
Youtube (Oct 28)
Part 4 of this multi part presentation is looking at the aestetics - the ugly luxtury serving as a signal.
Then we will look at the dimension of culture - how marginalized, low-brow subcultures get adopted and become status signal.
"Signaling high status - alternative and distinctive ways (part 3)"
Youtube (Oct 21)
In part 3 we are looking at the 2nd dimension of quantity - plenty vs. scarce.
Then we will look at the dimension of conspicuousness - show-off/loud/peacocking vs. modest/quiet/humble.
"Signaling high status - alternative and distinctive ways (part 2)"
Youtube (Oct 14)
Part 2 of the multi-part presentation is doing an overview of the 6 dimensions we apply for status.
Then we will look at the 1st dimension - time distance, like for ex. getting/using high quality vintage items.
"Signaling high status - alternative and distinctive ways (part 1)"
Youtube (Oct 07)
A multi-part presentation on how an observer can find if a person holds high status.
While many people claim they have high status, the actual holders of high status are usually subtle.
"Information diet - on how to choose and consume information for high performance (part 2)"
Youtube (Sep 23)
In part 2 we continue with the metaphor of food applied in the context of information.
We would be looking at food groups and their equivalent meaning for information and content consumed.
"Information diet - on how to choose and consume information for high performance (part 1)"
Youtube (Sep 23)
Information has in a sense 'nutritional' value - whether it is nourishing or the junk equivalent.
Part 1 or the 2 parts presentation will look broadly at our diets and the response of our body.
"Living in fantasy world - the consequence of making conclusions"
Youtube (Sep 16)
By making a conclusion, most often in a way of - 'this IS that' in a sense we enter fantasy world.
This assigning that we make locks us into a specific way of thinking and behaving. What to do about this?
"Central banks - the reasons for creating them and their purpose"
Youtube (Sep 09)
While the understanding of many is that central banks 'print money' we will look in depth on
the historic reasons for creating them and the multiple roles they play for a country.
"From creator to indie economy - transition to last"
Youtube (Sep 02)
Creators depend on the platform they operate on - the risks and issues with this.
Creating and operating own platform - path to independence and lasting.
"Gamification - everywhere, everyday and of everything (part 4 of 4)"
Youtube (Aug 26)
Part 4 is looking on the consequences of gamification - theorized or happening.
'Self-propagating systems' and examples on social media, who is the only winner left...
"Gamification - everywhere, everyday and of everything (part 3 of 4)"
Youtube (Aug 19)
Part 3 is looking on measuring and scores - somehow quantifying progress and achieving.
But, chasing numbers keeps us within the game, keeping us away from what we actually want.
"Gamification - everywhere, everyday and of everything (part 2 of 4)"
Youtube (Aug 12)
Part 2 is looking on shaping behavior, psychological experiments and results.
What could go wrong with this - focusing in details on one specific case.
"Gamification - everywhere, everyday and of everything (part 1 of 4)"
Youtube (Aug 05)
For a long time, sophisticated thinkers are turning our lives in a series of games.
Not just for amusement but to make us do when they want in a way packaged as fun.
"On leadership - on what it is and it is not"
Youtube (Ju1 29)
To be a leader does not mean to be in control, to be the best, or to be perfect, or to know a lot.
If this draws your attention - you are already a leader, and have to fulfill your destiny.
"Fecal (poop) pills maybe the future of medicine"
Youtube (Ju1 22)
Fecal matter (shit) is viewed with disgust. Yet ongoing research may allow provide simple and inexpensive treatments -
replacing of the gut micro-biome of a sick person with the one of healthy person, and healing as a result.
"Replacing human labor for AI - questions to ask in advance"
Youtube (Ju1 15)
With all of the excitement which AI technology brings we have to stop and ask questions.
What is suitable to be replaced and what is not suitable or beneficial?
"The death of ownership and the rise of rentership"
Youtube (Ju1 08)
Different generations have different take on ownership - contrast wth gen-z / millenials.
What is the ownership being replaced with? Looking in the near and far future.
"Entrepreneurship and looking for the seemingly impossible"
Youtube (Ju1 01)
Very Few projects and businesses are looking for a solution of seemingly impossible problems.
Yet, if successful they will advance knowledge and forge a path on which others will walk.
"Generative AI - the hammer seeing everything as a nail (part 2)"
Youtube (Jun 24)
Part 2 - continuing on the 'hammer looking for nails' comparison. AI is not universal tool - good only in specific/limited areas.
How to justify $7 trillion valuation? Is natural evolution of LLM based AI possible?
"Generative AI - the hammer seeing everything as a nail (part 1)"
Youtube (Jun 17)
What is labeled as AI is often based on wishful thinking and is not yet in existence.
Just as the proverbial hammer looking at everything as nails the current AI needs reality check.
'Place making' - culture building for brands
Youtube (Jun 10)
Concerning the physical place where a brand resides, 'place making' refers to existing within a specific neighborhood,
fitting in and complementing the 'vibe'. Smart brands would take advantage and benefit for a specific location.
Concentration as a media trend ahead - part 2
Youtube (Jun 03)
As we looked at the trend of concentration - can anything stop this concentration of power?
Possible impact of government regulation, AI or other technology development.
