The core argument of the article is that as Artificial Intelligence and automation scale, human-to-human communication becomes more valuable, not less. The author defines this as a leadership challenge where the true risk is not losing to AI itself, but to leaders who begin to “function like AI” – becoming purely transactional, emotionally disconnected, and rigid. Through neurobiological “Communication Intelligence”…
Why we struggle to translate words when we don’t experience the concept The article explores why certain terms remain “untranslatable” due to the lack of shared cultural experiences or conceptual frameworks between speakers of different languages. The author argues that translation is not just about swapping words, but about bridging conceptual gaps. If you are fluent in any language other…
AI amplifies, rather than erases, human developmental skills. The article argues that Artificial Intelligence should be viewed as a replacement for human cognition, but as an evolutionary extension of it – much like the development of reading and writing. The literacy comparison Encoding and decoding: Literacy is defined as the ability to both consume and create using symbols. The article…
Will AI be the spreadsheet of the 21st century? Large language models have changed how big corporations function, and the arrival of AI ‘agents’ – essentially automated Moneypennys – could prove irresistible. If 2024 was the year of large language models (LLMs), then 2025 looks like the year of AI “agents”. These are quasi-intelligent systems that harness LLMs to go…
The European Parliament has approved the world’s first comprehensive framework for constraining the risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The sector has seen explosive growth – driving huge profits but also stoking fears about bias, privacy and even the future of humanity. The AI Act works by classifying products according to risk and adjusting scrutiny accordingly. The law’s creators said it would make…
The word “risk” is often seen in the same sentence as “Artificial Intelligence” (“AI”) these days. While it is encouraging to see world leaders consider the potential problems of AI, along with its industrial and strategic benefits, we should remember that not all risks are equal. On Wednesday, June 14, the European Parliament voted to approve its own draft proposal for…
