Conscious Machines?

AI asks what a machine can do. Artificial Consciousness asks something much harder: does the machine experience any of it? A machine can accumulate experience without experiencing anything. It can remember what happened, learn from it, reorganize it and change what it does next. All of that can be real. All of it can have consequences. None of it tells us whether anything was actually … Continue reading Conscious Machines?

Reid, You’re Right:…

… AI Won’t Need Bank Accounts—Because It’s Rewriting the Economy Itself There is a quiet assumption embedded in the architecture of the internet: that somewhere behind every transaction, there is a human deciding. That assumption is starting to break. In your recent piece, “Should we give AI a bank account?”, Reid Hoffman you don’t just suggest a shift—you outline a rupture, not software getting better … Continue reading Reid, You’re Right:…

Lost In Translation?

Long before algorithms ruled markets or models predicted our next move, we had something else just as powerful: language. It shaped civilizations. It built religions, resolved wars, and launched scientific revolutions. And now, in 2025, it has taken on a new role. It’s not just communication. It’s command. We’ve crossed a threshold where words are not only expressive; they’re operational. You can literally talk to … Continue reading Lost In Translation?

Co-Intelligence and the Rise of the Bionic Workplace

What happens when every worker becomes a node in a larger, thinking system—part biological, part digital, all intentional? More than two years after ChatGPT’s debut disrupted the language of the internet—and the internet of language—artificial intelligence has grown from a spectacle into infrastructure. This year’s Forbes AI 50 list doesn’t just highlight $142 billion worth of AI ambition; it sketches the blueprint of a new … Continue reading Co-Intelligence and the Rise of the Bionic Workplace

Can AI get mentally sick and go rogue?

I find the mind an area of study that never fails to surprise me. A couple of years back I read / heard about the advances in treating Alzheimers via music; Improving patients mood, memory and disposition by listening to some old songs that they were familiar with, that they learned some time back – Clearly sounds, smells, and touch can wake up past memories … Continue reading Can AI get mentally sick and go rogue?