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Reflections on society in the digital and technological age, exploring its economic, political, cultural and philosophical impacts.

The horizontality of society is a collective illusion

Since the early days of the web, and even more so with the advent of social media, there has been widespread talk of the promise of a horizontal world, free from traditional hierarchies, where speech would flow freely and whose foundations would be trust and recognition. Everyone would be able to speak out, be heard, influence and weigh in on public or internal debates, without any authority filtering or organizing the exchanges. The web, and then social networks, would have achieved what decades of sociology and democratic demands had failed to...

The horizontality of society is a collective illusion

Since the early days of the web, and even more so with the advent of social media, there has been widespread talk of the promise...

Degenerative artificial intelligence: when AI makes us unlearn how to think

Artificial intelligence promises to increase our capabilities, but what happens when this promise backfires? Warning signs are multiplying, ranging from illusions of competence to...

AI, the driving force behind unprecedented energy growth

There are moments when technology, in seeking to accelerate the world, ends up accelerating its own contradiction. Artificial intelligence is experiencing such a moment....

Fictitious interview with General de Gaulle on digital sovereignty

What if Charles de Gaulle were observing the current situation, where our critical infrastructure, citizens' data, artificial intelligence models, and public services are largely...

Want to change the world? Change accounting.

Some businesses are founded with the stated aim of changing the world. Others, whether on their own initiative or at the instigation of public...

Why AI will never be energy efficient

Artificial intelligence is advancing at a spectacular pace, with each new generation of models proving more powerful, faster, and more optimized than the last....

2035: AI does everything and there are no more jobs

Some dream about it, others fear it(AI: what if the worst was desirable for some?), but here we are: it's 2035 and AI has replaced...

Are entrepreneurs or start-up founders the solution for governing a country?

The idea that a maintenance technician, let alone a tech entrepreneur, would be the ideal person to get a country back on track is...

Corporate governance: modernity as a fig leaf

As companies come under increasing scrutiny for their social and environmental impact, almost all of them are promoting initiatives designed to demonstrate their commitment, such...
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