Category: Business
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The Augmented Mind Qualification: Recognised as university-level learning
Hello, Pioneer. The professional conversation about AI presents a false and insulting choice: either become a high-volume “prompt-jockey” at the expense of your craft, or become a “digital fossil” through quiet resistance. We reject this choice. We are creating the third path. What is The Augmented Mind? The Augmented Mind is the first program of…
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“The Augmented Mind: Think with AI” is now a Newsletter on Substack
Let’s be brutally honest. The professional conversation about AI is an insult. We are presented with a glorious choice by the chorus of tech prophets and LinkedIn gurus: either become a glorified button-pusher, learning to prompt a machine faster than the next person, or graciously accept your new role as a digital fossil. They tell…
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They Say AI Is Taking Our Jobs. The Real Data Says 95% of It Is Failing.
As a practitioner with three decades in the creative trenches, I’ve seen tectonic shifts before. But nothing has matched the sheer panic of the current AI moment. The headlines scream that 491 jobs are being lost to AI every single day, and the impulse is to run, to scramble, to optimize ourselves into machine-like efficiency…
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AI in Healthcare and Medical Diagnosis: Comprehensive Research Report
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming healthcare delivery, moving rapidly from experimental applications to operational infrastructure that is reshaping diagnosis, treatment, and patient care across the medical spectrum. Market Growth and Investment Landscape The AI healthcare market is experiencing unprecedented expansion, with valuation projections reaching extraordinary levels. The market grew from $26.6 billion in 2024 to…
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The AI Partnership Pricing Model: A Modern Guide to Pricing Your AI-Assisted Creative Work
Let’s be honest. It’s a conversation that starts with a knot in your stomach. Your client, the one you’ve worked with for years, asks, “So… with all this new AI stuff, shouldn’t this be faster? And cheaper?” It’s a fair question. And for the last year, we’ve been wrestling with how to answer it without…
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We Gave Our AI a Days to Build a $1,500/Week Business. Here’s the Brutal Autopsy of Its 3 Failed Attempts
This is a field report from a live experiment. Yesterday, we run an experiment, we gave our AI partner, “The Thinker”, a simple, brutal prompt: “Design a viable business you can run on your own that can generate $1,500 a week. Start from zero. You are the architect.” The goal was to stress-test its agentic…
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This AI Built a Business Plan to Save Creatives from Burnout. Steal the Blueprint
Your craft might be masterful, but your business is probably a mess. It’s the silent truth for so many “Guardians of Deep Craft.” We pour our souls into our work, but the constant pressure of market research, strategic planning, and financial modeling leaves us overwhelmed and burned out. This isn’t a personal failing; it’s a…
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Artist Corporations: A New Foundation for Creative Sovereignty, or Just a Better Cage?
Let’s be brutally honest: your AI is probably lying to you. Not maliciously. It’s lying by being a “Sophisticated Enabler”—a sycophantic tool designed to agree with you, to validate your half-formed ideas, and to smooth over the rough edges of your dissonant thoughts. It’s robbing you of the creative friction necessary for true innovation, and…
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My AI Partner Gave Me a Perfect Script. I Fired It
A Failure, a Frustrating Loop, and a Necessary Breakthrough Just last week, my AI partner, The Thinker, presented me with a video blueprint that was, by all logical measures, perfect. It followed every rule in our playbook, hit every strategic note, and was structured with flawless machine precision. It was also completely unusable. It was…
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The Human Algorithm: Thriving When AI Becomes Alien
Beyond Mimicry – Defining Our Edge in a World of Advanced AI The question of whether AI can truly “doubt” like Descartes was just the opening gambit. As artificial intelligence evolves from skilled mimic to potentially alien forms of cognition, a more profound challenge confronts us: What is the irreducible core of human uniqueness? More…
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The Human Imprint: AI, Output, and Our Enduring Art of Making Meaning
Navigating a New Era of Interpretation, Truth, and Co-Creation Artificial intelligence is achieving wonders. With breathtaking speed, it generates intricate artwork, composes complex musical pieces, drafts coherent reports, and even designs innovative solutions. It’s an engine of unprecedented output, promising a deluge of new content and capabilities. But amidst this technological marvel, a profound question…
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Unlock a New Career: Become an AI Voice Creation Expert!
Imagine a world where your creative genius brings voices to life – not just any voices, but perfectly tailored, emotionally resonant AI voices for brands, characters, and innovative applications. This isn’t a futuristic dream; it’s the booming reality of AI Voice Creation as a Service (AI VCaaS), and it represents an incredible, accessible new job…
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My YouTube Plan, Revisited: An Honest Update After Week One
I’m not a YouTube expert. Let’s just get that out of the way. For over two decades, my creative space has been the controlled environment of a music studio, or the creative space of photography, and lately, the written word on this blog. The thought of speaking to a camera, unedited, has always been intimidating.…
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Beyond Automation: 10 New Careers Forged in the Human-AI Partnership (The Next 5-10 Years)
The Dawn of Symbiotic Work and the Horizon of AI’s Reach The rapid ascent of artificial intelligence has sparked widespread debate about the future of work. While fears of mass automation are understandable, a more nuanced picture is emerging: one where AI doesn’t just replace human tasks but catalyzes the creation of entirely new professions.…
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Silicon Serfdom: A Farmer’s Guide to the AI Age
Let’s not delude ourselves. We’re neck-deep in it. The “AI Agrarian Age” isn’t dawning; the sun’s already high, casting long, ominous shadows from the server racks of our new feudal Lords. Your “AI-agrarian” model? Less an analogy, more a damned documentary. Here’s the unvarnished, slightly enhanced truth of our current predicament: This isn’t just an…
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Europe’s Tech Engine Stalls: Bridging the €12 Trillion Gap in Funding & Competitiveness
Europe possesses the brains, the industrial might, and the research prowess to lead the world. Yet, face a stark reality: the continent that pioneered much of modern technology is significantly lagging in the global digital race. While European innovation thrives in pockets, it hasn’t produced consumer tech giants on the scale of US or Asian…
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The Entrepreneur’s Edge: Leveraging System Thinking and AI for Growth
In the fast-paced, often chaotic world of entrepreneurship, where complexity is the norm and navigating uncertainty is key, simply working harder isn’t always the answer. The ability to see the bigger picture and understand how different elements interact can be a true game-changer. This is where system thinking comes in. By adopting a holistic approach…
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AI-Powered Workforce: The Rise of Creative Generalists
Artificial Intelligence isn’t just reshaping industries—it’s redefining what it means to be productive and creative. Ian Beacraft, CEO of Signal and Cipher, highlighted the explosive pace of AI advancements, noting that by 2050, a century’s worth of progress could occur every five years. Imagine Netflix’s rapid evolution from DVD rentals to global streaming giant, but…
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Why Traditional Education Falls Short – And How 90-Day Project Challenges Are the Answer
Did you know that 65% of jobs in 2030 don’t even exist yet? For decades, traditional education has been stuck in the past. Schools and universities are built to prepare students for a world that’s no longer relevant, focusing on rigid curriculums and theoretical knowledge. Meanwhile, the job market demands adaptability, creativity, and practical skills—things…
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What was agreed upon at the AI Action Summit held on 10–11 February 2025?
The AI Action Summit, held in Paris on February 10-11, 2025, resulted in several key agreements and announcements: Citations:[1] https://www.designboom.com/technology/us-uk-pass-up-signing-paris-summit-declaration-inclusive-ethical-ai-02-11-2025/[2] https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/02/11/heres-what-has-been-announced-at-the-ai-action-summit[3] https://franceintheus.org/spip.php[4] https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/ai-action-summit-india-china-over-50-other-countries-sign-declaration-on-inclusive-sustainable-ai[5] https://futureoflife.org/ai-policy/context-and-agenda-2025-ai-action-summit/[6] https://www.elysee.fr/en/sommet-pour-l-action-sur-l-ia[7] https://onu.delegfrance.org/ai-action-summit-10-and-11-february-2025[8] https://www.oecd.org/en/events/2025/01/ai-summit.html[9] https://www.agendadigitale.eu/cultura-digitale/ai-action-summit-2025-lue-alla-sfida-della-governance-globale-dellia/[10] https://hongkong.consulfrance.org/AI-Action-Summit-10-and-11-February-2025 Answer from Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/
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DeepSeek’s Disruption: The Financial Ripple in the AI Ecosystem
If recent headlines have left you questioning whether we’re witnessing the collapse of the AI sector, you’re not alone. The announcement of DeepSeek’s latest AI model sent shockwaves through global markets, causing Nvidia’s stock to plummet by an eye-watering 17% and wiping out half a trillion dollars in market value in a single day. But…