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Will we leave our decisions and our future in the hands of “silicon sages”?

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence (created by us, it is worth remembering), added to the constant evidence of our inability to live in harmony with the planet and with others, have motivated a growing number of people to insist that AI must make important decisions about our future and pe…

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Little has changed in our society in the last two and a half millennia

I recently read that in our society “everything is lost” because “bad people serve as a good example and good people serve as mockery.” That complaint sought to reflect the “disintegration of the fundamental pillars” of current society, and, more specifically, the great “ethical challenges” facing t…

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Reality not only does not kill the narratives, but it does not even make a dent in them

The saying that “reality kills narratives” is repeated with some frequency, seeking to express that there are certain irrefutable facts or data that, when presented or when we become aware of them, nullify unfounded or unverifiable stories about reality. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

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When talking about serious topics, humor yes, giggles no

I recently participated in a meeting of community leaders, businessmen and students convened by the organizers to talk about a topic of undeniable importance: the great challenges facing humanity in this historic moment of transition to a new era. To my amazement (and annoyance), the conversation wa…

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We live in such a confusing time that it is difficult for us to even live

I recently read an article on a well-known international news site that said that we live in a time probably without historical precedent in which rules, laws and agreements are no longer respected and in which everything is insatiably focused on achieving more money, more attention, more likes as t…

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We should not confuse knowing our problems with knowing our life.

Recently, after a community presentation, a person came up to me and said, “I thought I knew my life, but in reality, I only knew my problems.” My unexpected interlocutor offered a short thank you and promptly left, leaving me with the feeling that her brief statement expressed and at the same time …

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We live in the world upside down and we have the evidence to prove it

I recently read a news story about a high school principal somewhere in the United States who went to buy a cup of coffee and, when paying, handed over 75 cents instead of paying a dollar. Instead of alerting the educator about the missing 25 cents, the store employee called the police and filed a t…

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We have forgotten about the future because the past saturates our entire present

There is little doubt that we live immersed in an era in which past exercise has provided omnipresent control in our lives. That control is so strong that many (including influential and controversial politicians) seek to return to the past or, at least, try to relive it.

In this context, the dis…

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We are increasingly separated from the source of knowledge and wisdom

I recently had the unexpected opportunity to briefly participate in an introductory philosophy class at a tertiary institution in the city where I live. Since I consider myself a philosopher (both in the academic and existential sense of that word), I accepted the invitation. The class was enlighten…

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Our loneliness is so deep we now seek companionship among robots and AI

So-called “social networks” were supposed to bring us closer to each other, breaking down the barriers of time and space so we could communicate almost instantly with almost anyone. But the only result was to separate us even more and offer us pseudo “friends”, superficial videos, and dialogues only…

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You can’t receive help with closed hands (nor is it worth giving it to you)

Along with an open mind and heart, the other key attitude to connecting with the future (that is, with our best possible future version) is the open hand, as taught by Dr. Otto Scharmer of MIT, who suggests that “open hand” is a metaphor that represents the willingness both to change our perspective…

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New year, new life… or maybe just more of the same

Let's be honest: at the beginning of each year, we all set goals or make “resolutions” for the new year, but just a few weeks later, we no longer meet those goals. Worse still, we believe that we will have to wait another year to set new goals that we obviously will not achieve either. 

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The language we use is no longer enough to express what we want to express

After more than 20 years of writing these weekly columns, accumulating hundreds of thousands of poorly stacked words in search of meaning, I have no shortage of topics or ideas about what I would like to share. But it is becoming increasingly clear to me that language is becoming more and more insuf…

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If it is so easy to falsify reality, what do we have left of reality?

Recently, a leading global technology company made a presentation to publicize the capacity of its new artificial intelligence. Basically, a video was shown of someone giving instructions to the artificial intelligence and the almost instantaneous correct responses that were generated. There was onl…

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Is there any room left for us in the future now that our digital twins have arrived?

Many years ago, back in the late 1980s, I first read an article that mentioned the “Computerizer,” described as a non-human character from the future with the ability to create realistic replicas or copies of any human being. , whether contemporary or from the past. That science fiction is now reali…

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We have learned so much to doubt everything that, by believing in nothing, we believe in everything

About 2300 years ago. the Greek philosopher Aristotle taught that to determine if something was real, three elements were needed: that our senses were functioning properly, that there were no external disturbances or obstacles restricting our senses, and that other people had the same perceptions in…

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The great narratives of the past are over: now we only have fragmented narratives

I recently entered the gym and, as I do every day, I looked on my phone for the app that contains the barcode to mark my presence at the gym. Only that day the application did not open. Seeing my predicament, the young receptionist, before I said anything, said: “If you don't know how to use your em…

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The future calls us: understanding the signs on our path

Recently, a tragic accident happened on a highway in my town. An elderly man in his nineties entered the highway in the wrong direction and collided head-on with another vehicle. Tragically, both drivers lost their lives. This sad event may have an important message for us.

Local journalists spok…

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We did it! The war on earth has already reached space.

It turns out that in one of the many regrettable wars that are currently being fought in this world (it doesn't matter which war it is, because they are all wars) a missile from one country shot down another missile from another country in space. According to several journalistic reports, it is the …

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Not every change is progress nor is every new thing an improvement

I recently spoke with the manager of a small business who told me that he had to update the computer program he uses to manage his company, from the database with customer information to every sale made and every payment made. And the result was disastrous.

After several months of back and forth …

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