Enrique Dans
On the effects of technology on people, companies and society
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Learning to live with enshittification
Learning to live with enshittification
Thursday was an interesting day: a group of my MBA students at IE University gave a class presentation on the enshittification of Amazon…
OpenAI: it’s like nothing happened, or is it?
OpenAI: it’s like nothing happened, or is it?
Finally, Sam is back. After several days of conversations, a number of people having left the board, a couple of others back where they…
Why would your local car dealership put you off buying an EV?
Why would your local car dealership put you off buying an EV?
A very interesting article in The Washington Post, “Electric vehicles are hitting a road block: car dealers”, reveals how carmakers looking…
And the winner is… the man from Redmond!
And the winner is… the man from Redmond!
The mind-boggling soap opera now unfolding at OpenAI after its board decided on Friday to sack its co-founder, Sam Altman, via…
How we fell out of love with dating apps
How we fell out of love with dating apps
Antònia Justícia, a journalist at Catalan daily La Vanguardia, called me to talk about the collapse of dating apps like Tinder, Bumble…
AI and the importance of leadership
AI and the importance of leadership
The big story in the tech world this week is OpenAI’s unexpected decision to sack one of its co-founders, the media-savvy Sam Altman, as…
What “hallucinations” say about the parallels between generative algorithms and our brains
What “hallucinations” say about the parallels between generative algorithms and our brains
The Cambridge Dictionary has chosen hallucinate as its word of the year, highlighting the impact of generative algorithms on our lives and…
Using the blockchain to verify email addresses sounds pretty smart
Using the blockchain to verify email addresses sounds pretty smart
Blockchain is a logical, easy-to-use solution for verifying the identity of an email address. Which is why I like the idea of using Proton…