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Preparing students for tomorrow means using smartphones today

I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been criticized for my stance on smartphones in schools. But in a world where these devices are woven…

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When the apprentice plays sorcerer: Musk’s AI folly

In the story of the sorcerer’s apprentice, originally popularized by Goethe and later by Disney, an inexperienced young man attempts to…

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IMAGE: A cartoonish Elon Musk, dressed as a sorcerer’s apprentice in a red robe and blue wizard hat, stands in a stone chamber panicking as enchanted brooms flood the floor with water

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The United States is now in a very dark place

The United States is experiencing a phenomenon as fascinating as it is unsettling: one of the most advanced economies on the planet, home…

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The behind-the-scenes struggle for AI’s lifeblood: data

For years, AI has been seen as driven by algorithmic innovation: the more advanced the algorithms, the better the outcomes. Yet this…

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IMAGE: A stylized flat-design illustration featuring a human head with circuit brain, a central AI microchip, a stacked database icon, a globe, and a rising bar chart, all interconnected by glowing lines over a dark network background

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Blackmailing bots? What agentic AI experiments reveal

Recent experiments by Anthropic, such as Agentic Misalignment and Project Vend, offer a fascinating glimpse into the future of autonomous…

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IMAGE: A human and a robot face-to-face against a glowing orange background filled with circuit-like patterns. The human appears in dark silhouette, while the robot is detailed with metallic features and illuminated elements, evoking a sense of tension and curiosity between natural and artificial intelligence

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Cheating the algorithm: the sneaky tactics infiltrating academia

The academic world has long been adapting to new technologies, often with a mix of fascination and skepticism along with a touch of…

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IMAGE: A close-up image of a paper labeled “MACHINE LEARNING” and “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE” with a magnifying glass revealing faint hidden text, suggesting concealed prompts or manipulation.

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The four-day week: tipping the scales toward a smarter future

In a world where AI and automation keep boosting productivity, why do we still have five-day working weeks, as if nothing had changed since…

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Zuckerberg’s last stand — and why it might end in disaster

Mark Zuckerberg is clearly losing it. His latest move is Meta Superintelligence Labs, an AI division created by spending millions of…

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IMAGE: Mark Zuckerberg, with a focused and intense expression, connecting a glowing “AI” core to a tangled, towering machine in a dark, stormy, post-apocalyptic setting

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Spain’s rail crisis: how liberalization derailed the once-proud AVE

There was a time when traveling by train in Spain meant punctuality, efficiency and comfort. The country’s AVE high-speed rail network, a…

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IMAGE: A worried man stands beside a stalled, weathered RENFE high-speed train under dark storm clouds, conveying frustration and decay in Spain’s rail system

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AI diagnosis is already here. Can Spain show us how to use it right?

Microsoft’s recent unveiling of its AI-based medical diagnosis system, the MAI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO), marks a hugely…

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IMAGE: A stylized humanoid figure in cool blue tones, with smooth skin and no facial features, is depicted as part of a high-tech medical interface. Circuit-like patterns extend from its chest and shoulders, connecting it to floating panels displaying health-related icons: a heartbeat waveform, lungs, a medical cross, and a human silhouette, all over a glowing digital background

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Enrique Dans

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Professor of Innovation at IE Business School and blogger (in English here and in Spanish at enriquedans.com)

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