Jan-Willem van Putten

To be clear, this doesn't mean that we shouldn't be skeptical of the industry and overhyped or poorly supported claims made by its members.

AI progress actually implies that we should be treating the industry with far more scrutiny!

Absolutely brutal reviews of the Paris AI Summit. (4 examples below, click to see the full images)

U.S. and UK are reportedly not planning to sign the proposed statement and @tegmark is urging countries not to sign.

Almost nobody seems to be happy.

DOGE, Euro-DOGE, Ezra-DOGE... Lina-DOGE? The era of state reform is just starting. To unleash innovation and growth, private bureaucracy must be reformed too.

Beyond the 'chainsaw' approach to gutting bureaucracy, we need a 'Lina-DOGE' model: one that streamlines public services while tackling the private monopolies and corporate bureaucracies that strangle innovation and democracy.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Oh dear. The outpouring of prejudice and nonsense in response to this thread makes my point all too well. By all means critique Small Modular Reactors, but please at least read about them first. If only on Wikipedia. The correct sequence is information > opinion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_m...

Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will tomorrow permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid.

Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.

This is a victory for freedom and European unity.

Wealth inequality in the USA has risen sharply in recent times and has reached a new historic record.

Sources: Forbes 400 Rich list; total wealth denominator: US Financial Accounts

via @gabrielzucman.bsky.social

EU are what EU eat 🍗 🥑 🥗

Protein diversification is a huge opportunity for agriculture in Europe. If we can support the diversification of our protein we will build a more resilient, sustainable, and future-proof agricultural sector

#europe #protein #farming

Some links to literature would do for me :)

Land is limited. Both saving nature and farming in a non self destructive way are only possible if we use land more sparingly. That means moving away from over consumption of meat and dairy.

We can have diets that are fun, healthy, and ecologically compatible. But we need to work on it .

Agents like OpenAI’s Operator Agent are set to transform how we work—massive productivity gains for those who master them, but a growing gap between those who do and those who don’t.

People often claim low-carbon energy is a *bigger* risk to energy security than fossil fuels because of the need for minerals.

I don't think so.

I explained why in an old Substack: www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/energy-sec...

Trump’s $500B AI plan is ‘slap in the face’ for Europe Massive U.S. investments in artificial intelligence leave EU ambitions in the dust.

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a half-trillion-dollar project to build the infrastructure needed to cement U.S. AI dominance in the years to come, starting with a data center in Texas.

Announcing The Stargate Project Announcing The Stargate Project

Crazy — OpenAI, others pledge $100 billion on AI (data center) infrastructure in the U.S., $500 billion over the next four years.

openai.com/index/announ...

This is a major opportunity for Europe to lead in a new global beef market, so let’s make sure this works out. Producing our own meat this way males Europe more competitive and autonomous, reducing reliance on imports and strengthening the region’s position in this emerging industry.

"Businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen."

— Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

Reminder on the first day of Davos: it's time to fund the police. The I.R.S., to be precise. They're in charge of auditing the billionaire class, who are avoiding and evading their taxes on a massive scale.

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

Evidence of Rogue AI How do we get AI systems to do what we want them to do?

Emerging AI behaviors highlight the urgent need for alignment and governance. Top talent must drive safety research, transparent design, and ethical policy to ensure AI serves humanity.

Elon Musk is to masculinity what comic sans is to typography.