Blog space

In the face of escalating climate threats and environmental degradation, the way we manage waste has become a defining issue for urban resilience. A new report, Circular Waste Systems for Urban Resilience, produced by Leading Cities and the Afkar Collective, offers a compelling examination of how circular models can address the urgent shortcomings of our current linear systems. Authored by Domenic R. Brown, the report invites readers to rethink the very foundations of waste m

Embrace uncertainty: Ecosystemic thinking offers a path to navigate complexity, fostering resilience in an unpredictable world.

DeepSeek introduces deep reasoning in AI, challenging human cognitive supremacy with its innovative R1 model.

Explore the impact of digital permanence and individual agency in the age of AI, drawing insights from philosophy.

AI data poisoning: A critical threat. Protect system integrity with robust detection and mitigation strategies.

Tech standards and assessments: Guiding innovation for societal good, from ancient wisdom to modern challenges.

Winter wildfires in LA, summer blackouts in Kuwait: Our cities face a new climate reality. Time to rebuild smarter

Global economy evolves into planetary force, reshaping Earth's systems. We must adapt to this new superorganism reality.

Carbon markets at COP29: Progress masks unresolved issues. Ecosystemic approach needed for effective climate action.

Communities drive innovation in Iztapalapa's Utopias, turning local knowledge into creative solutions for urban challenges

The fusion of collective intelligence and powerful AI models like LLMs risks subordinating human agency to technological determinism.

Guardrails are essential for sustaining open social ecosystems, but rigid frameworks can stifle the very freedoms they aim to protect.

Biotech Urbanism fuses nature and technology, reimagining cities as living ecosystems.

Middle East's innovation held back by risk aversion. Overcoming cultural, regulatory barriers critical to unleash entrepreneurship.

AI LLMs risk creating a simulacrum of intention, eroding genuine innovation. We must resist the hyperreal to preserve human creativity.

AI lacks moral agency. LLMs simulate truth, detached from reality. Their unchecked use widens the truth-fiction divide, risking catastrophe.

Ensuring autoconsistency in AI is crucial for reliability, fairness, and user trust.

The digital age has ushered in an era of unprecedented information abundance. But how can we manage it?

Assembly Theory is a framework that explores how complex systems emerge from simpler components through interactions and relationships.

The horizon effect in AI shows its limited foresight, affecting long-term decision-making, trust, and ethical use. How can we mitigate this?