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·17 hours ago

If the dollar’s reign as the global reserve currency is over, what should replace it?

The geopolitical and economic frenzy of the last few weeks are being interpreted by some observers as symptomatic of the end the dollar as the world’s reserve currency and the emergence of a new world order. Washington is now paying for its pandemic dollar printing spree and many other previous…

China

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If the dollar’s reign as the global reserve currency is over, what should replace it?
If the dollar’s reign as the global reserve currency is over, what should replace it?
China

3 min read


Published in Enrique Dans

·2 days ago

A “pause” on the development of AI? It’s not going to happen

More than 1,000 technology experts, researchers and investors have signed an open letter expressly asking for a six-month halt to the creation of “giant AI systems” citing “profound risks to society.” But anybody who works in technology will already know that this request cannot be met. It’s a fantasy to…

Machine Learning

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A “pause” on the development of AI? It’s not going to happen
A “pause” on the development of AI? It’s not going to happen
Machine Learning

4 min read


Published in Enrique Dans

·3 days ago

Why it’s worth taking the time to explore the wide range of chatbots now available

The Cambrian explosion of generative massive language models (LLMs) environment means that everyone can now explore their potential easily and quickly. There are a number of advantages to getting used to using these models regularly, from becoming familiar with how they work to learning how to ask them the right…

Algorithms

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Why it’s worth taking the time to explore the wide range of chatbots now available
Why it’s worth taking the time to explore the wide range of chatbots now available
Algorithms

2 min read


Published in Enrique Dans

·5 days ago

Apple looks into the future and sees virtual reality

Last week, Apple gathered a group of its most senior executives — the so-called Top 100 — at its headquarters to show them its mixed reality viewer, a hybrid virtual and augmented device it patented in March 2021, and that could become the next category to be developed by the…

Apple

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Apple looks into the future and sees virtual reality
Apple looks into the future and sees virtual reality
Apple

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Published in Enrique Dans

·5 days ago

Algorithms are not oracles: anyone can train them to say what they want

Taking advantage of the global obsession with ChatGPT, a plethora of companies are now offering algorithms for just about any task, and all abundantly funded. Over the last week, more than two hundred. In response, some people are trying to jailbreak these algorithms to circumvent their programmed restrictions and understand…

Chatgpt

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Algorithms are not oracles: anyone can train them to say what they want
Algorithms are not oracles: anyone can train them to say what they want
Chatgpt

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Published in Enrique Dans

·6 days ago

Why it’s time to start learning how to use large language models

As massive language models (LLMs) improve and offer features such as being able to analyze images, use “eyes” and “ears” along with carrying out new tasks, the age-old fear of new technologies raises its head: job substitution. Little wonder that people fear for their jobs when algorithms such as ChatGPT…

Machine Learning

4 min read

Why it’s time to start learning how to use large language models
Why it’s time to start learning how to use large language models
Machine Learning

4 min read


Published in Enrique Dans

·Mar 25

Here’s the dark side to ChatGPT: billions of fake social network accounts in the hands of bad actors

The BBC has raised a question that has been a concern for some time: mass language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are being used by bot factories to create misinformation cheaply and easily on social networks and spread through fake accounts. I’ve already experienced this: every time I update my Twitter…

Twitter

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Here’s the dark side to ChatGPT: billions of fake social network accounts in the hands of bad…
Here’s the dark side to ChatGPT: billions of fake social network accounts in the hands of bad…
Twitter

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Published in Enrique Dans

·Mar 23

Balaji Srinivasan, and why we should be worried about his $2 million bet

On March 17, Balaji Srinivasan made the following prediction on Twitter: the value of bitcoin, then around $26,000, would increase to $1 million within the next 90 days. What’s more, he did not stop at the prediction, and offered to place $2 million in an escrow account and exchange one…

Bitcoin

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Balaji Srinivasan, and why we should be worried about his $2 million bet
Balaji Srinivasan, and why we should be worried about his $2 million bet
Bitcoin

4 min read


Published in Enrique Dans

·Mar 22

The secret of Apple’s iPhone success: it’s not about selling more, it’s about selling better

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of the smartphone market: beyond allowing us to talk anytime, anyplace and just about anywhere, since January 9, 2007 when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, it is the portable computer we all carry in our pockets and…

Smartphones

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The secret of Apple’s iPhone success: it’s not about selling more, it’s about selling better
The secret of Apple’s iPhone success: it’s not about selling more, it’s about selling better
Smartphones

5 min read


Published in Enrique Dans

·Mar 22

Everything changes again

This post is to announce the release of my new book in Spanish, “Todo vuelve a cambiar” (“Everything changes again”), a title that plays with that of my first, “Todo va a cambiar” (“Everything is going to change”, published in 2010 with a foreword from Vinton Cerf), and reflects…

Personal

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Everything changes again
Everything changes again
Personal

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Enrique Dans

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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