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Over these weeks it dawned on me that one way to both understand the future, to get people excited about the future ad to re-imagine the future is to follow the future of sports which is far more approachable to most people than the future of technology.
Society: Replika got heartbroken users. The Laziness report, or the case for creativity. The case for hanging out. Deep sea mining. Futures for peace. eBike subsidies impacts in Detroit. Paris underground. Belgium has a safe harbor for ethical hackers. France’s baby bust.
Business: US National cybersecurity strategy [PDF]. Defence leaks. Why do strategies fail? Mental health data brokers. Non-linear careers as the future. Part time executives. Disruption in business consultancy - another take on accountancy.
AIs: AI hallucinations impact real life behaviours. AI whisperer as new hot job (for now). ChatGPT should be seen as malevolent. Generative AI business models. ChatGPT available as an API now.
Absorbed: Lots of Glen Cook short stories. Athena. Spiderheard. JUNG_E. The Girl with All the Gifts. And others.