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They Sounded Crazy - Until the Internet Proved Them Right. What That Reveals About AI Today
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They Sounded Crazy - Until the Internet Proved Them Right. What That Reveals About AI Today

In February 1995, as the World Wide Web was just beginning its transformation of human society, Newsweek published what would become one of the most spectacularly wrong predictions in technology history.

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Samuel Abinsinguza

July 6, 2025
27 min read

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They Sounded Crazy - Until the Internet Proved Them Right. What That Reveals About AI Today
Article

They Sounded Crazy - Until the Internet Proved Them Right. What That Reveals About AI Today

In February 1995, as the World Wide Web was just beginning its transformation of human society, Newsweek published what would become one of the most spectacularly wrong predictions in technology history.

27 min read
Samuel Abinsinguza
Coded Consequences: Why AI Governance Matters, How It Fails, and Why Your Future Depends on It.
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Coded Consequences: Why AI Governance Matters, How It Fails, and Why Your Future Depends on It.

Amazon learned this lesson the hard way in 2018 when they had to scrap an AI recruiting tool that systematically discriminated against women. The system downgraded resumes that included words like 'women's' and penalized graduates from all-women's colleges...

15 min read
Samuel Abinsinguza
The Debt Bubble: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
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The Debt Bubble: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions

The U.S. debt has quietly soared past $36 trillion. What caused it, what could it break - and can it be fixed before it bursts?

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Muhammad Memon
Sovereign Citizens: Pseudolegal Tactics, Paper Terrorism, & Homeland Security Challenges
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Sovereign Citizens: Pseudolegal Tactics, Paper Terrorism, & Homeland Security Challenges

Sovereign Citizens reject U.S. laws and government authority, using pseudolegal tactics that often lead to disruption and sometimes violence.

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Bryan Lachica