Human and Machine

Il mammifero rassicurante | On leadership as reassurance (Italian essay)

L’illusione dell’umano al centro e il lavoro invisibile che l’AI sta assorbendo

Feb 10 • Dario D’Aprile

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January 2026

Why misalignment is not dysfunction

...and alignment becomes an excuse for inaction

Jan 21 • Dario D’Aprile

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Clarity That Does Not Exonerate

How decision-making systems use clarity to avoid exposure

Jan 19 • Dario D’Aprile

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La chiarezza che non assolve

Come i sistemi decisionali usano la chiarezza per evitare l’esposizione

Jan 15 • Dario D’Aprile

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December 2025

Notes on the confidence trap

How fluent AI is systematically destroying my ability to think critically and why I won't notice until it's too late.

Dec 30, 2025 • Dario D’Aprile

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October 2025

No Shortcut to Yourself

Part of the new series: Human Before Machine

Oct 31, 2025 • Dario D’Aprile

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September 2025

Session #1: Living in an Easy World

A Coach's perspective on when technology promises freedom but delivers new forms of prison

Sep 17, 2025 • Dario D’Aprile

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August 2025

Fitness Beats Forecasts (4 of 4)

In an unpredictable future, adaptability matters more than prediction.

Aug 28, 2025

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The Seduction of the Demo (3 of 4)

Why impressive prototypes rarely translate into lasting scale.

Aug 26, 2025

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It’s Not About the Tech (2 of 4)

How business models, not tools, decide who captures value.

Aug 25, 2025

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Are You Chasing the Wrong Horizon? (1 of 4)

Why we overestimate the short term, underestimate the long term and what that means for AI.

Aug 24, 2025 • Dario D’Aprile

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May 2025

HM1: Building an AI coach that calls out executive BS

How language, pressure and structured prompts turned GPT-4 into a mirror for leadership avoidance

May 26, 2025 • Dario D’Aprile

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