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The quiet erosion of agency
How simulation systems quietly relocate uncertainty and change what it means to decide.
 • Dario D’Aprile
The reassuring mammal
The illusion of the human at the centre and the invisible work AI is quietly absorbing
 • Dario D’Aprile
Il mammifero rassicurante (Italian essay)
L’illusione dell’umano al centro e il lavoro invisibile che l’AI sta assorbendo
 • Dario D’Aprile
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.
 • Dario D’Aprile
Session #1: Living in an Easy World
A Coach's perspective on when technology promises freedom but delivers new forms of prison
 • Dario D’Aprile
Fitness Beats Forecasts (4 of 4)
In an unpredictable future, adaptability matters more than prediction.
The Seduction of the Demo (3 of 4)
Why impressive prototypes rarely translate into lasting scale.
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.
 • Dario D’Aprile
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
 • Dario D’Aprile
HM1: a coach that doesn’t blink
Most leaders don’t need more advice. They need a mirror. And not the kind that flatters.
 • Dario D’Aprile
The hope beyond imitation (Part 2 of 2)
The framework for building empowering AI products
 • Dario D’Aprile
The hope beyond imitation (Part 1 of 2)
How AI lost its way and how we get it back on track
 • Dario D’Aprile
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