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The Plight of the Centibillionaires
Article Sep 24, 2026

The Plight of the Centibillionaires

Buying super-yachts and accelerating tech deployment get old, in the end there’s nothing fun left to do with all that wealth but capture the global commons.
Ben Goertzel 36 min read
Media, Attention Economy, and the Structural Erosion of Meaningful Communication
Article Dec 15, 2025

Media, Attention Economy, and the Structural Erosion of Meaningful Communication

Hruy argues that today’s online/social media platforms are deliberately designed to engineer artificial stupidity, quietly cultivating a future population optimized for content consumption rather than analysis and thought.

Hruy Tsegaye 16 min read
Nadella Warns AI Must Earn "Social Permission" for Its Vast Energy Use or Face Backlash
Mindbytes Dec 2, 2025

Nadella Warns AI Must Earn "Social Permission" for Its Vast Energy Use or Face Backlash

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI's huge energy consumption needs public trust. He argues broad economic growth is key to avoiding a political backlash against data centers.

Linsey Smith 1 min read
Google's AI Information Agents Are Killing News Traffic, Some Publishers Down 97%
Mindbytes May 21, 2026

Google's AI Information Agents Are Killing News Traffic, Some Publishers Down 97%

Google's new AI search agents slash publisher referrals as data shows 33 percent global traffic drop, with some tech sites losing 97 percent of US visitors.

gizmo guru 1 min read
AI Race With China Enters Critical Phase
Mindbytes May 15, 2026

AI Race With China Enters Critical Phase

Anthropic predicts China could overtake the US in AI by 2028 without stricter chip controls, warning of authoritarian AI norms and a narrowing policy window.

gizmo guru 1 min read
The Trillion-Dollar Chessboard: US, China, and Japan's High-Stakes AI Triangle
Mindbytes Dec 3, 2025

The Trillion-Dollar Chessboard: US, China, and Japan's High-Stakes AI Triangle

The US leads AI investment, but China's efficient models are gaining ground. Japan is the key battleground market, forcing a global balance between innovation and security.

Linsey Smith 1 min read