The combination of skepticism of anything containing the word "AI" plus skepticism of anything containing the word "Australia" is pretty tough… 😉
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LLM Job Exposure Scoring and Employment Impact Complexity
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The "exposure" was scored by an LLM based on how digital the job is. This has no baring on what actually happens to these occupations, which has to do with demand elasticity and a lot more. People are sensationalizing the visualization tool and putting words in my mouth.
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AI and cognitive skills: beyond the calculator panic narrative
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47% is a bit alarming TBH. Though I wonder if this is the same panic we had about calculators killing math skills. The question is what we do with the freed-up cognitive bandwidth.
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AI Accessibility and Control: Why Western Dominance May Not Be Enough
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A few people have made the point that as long as the West controls AI all is fine – that it is important to be ahead of autocratic governments and medieval religious governments. I hope they’re right. My concern, however, is that unlike nuclear, AI is accessible and cheap. If we
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Net Zero 2050 delusion ignores AI-driven sovereignty demands
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This week, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband cited a Climate Change arguing that reaching Net Zero by 2050 is “cheaper” than another fossil fuel crisis. This is a delusion. It ignores a fundamental reality: being sovereign in a world reshaped by AI requires massive, high-density
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British Politician Links AI Sovereignty and Energy Policy
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The first British politician I’ve seen make the link between sovereignty, AI and energy. Didn’t think that would be from Reform.
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AI Impact on Jobs: Executive Complement vs Secretary Disruption
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Graphing out where AI complements human work (e.g. chief executives) & where it could pressure them to learn new skills (e.g. secretaries). More details: https://
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AI as Digital Workforce: Rethinking Governance and Society
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When AI Becomes the New Immigrant — Yuval Noah Harari’s Wake-Up Call at Davos 2026 A powerful warning from Davos: as AI systems enter economies and societies like a new “digital workforce,” we must rethink governance, responsibility and human roles. Read more
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Britain’s AI Energy Crisis: Tokens-per-Watt Productivity Paradigm
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Without cheap energy, Britain won't just lose its factories – it will lose its offices too. As Intelligence proliferates, productivity will no longer be measured in man-hours, but in Tokens-per-Watt: how many units of ‘Intelligence’ a kilowatt-hour of electricity can buy. With