On April 2nd, 2025, President Trump stepped back onto the global stage and did what few leaders have dared to do in the modern era: he lit a match and threw it directly into the towering haystack of globalization. With the quiet subtlety of a thunderclap, he declared it Liberation Day. A new tariff regime. A new economic doctrine. What happened and what do we do about it?
The Year 2023 was typified by consumers and companies alike becoming enthralled with the possibilities of artificial intelligence: from generative AI that unlocked new levels of creativity and productivity, to delegative and autonomous workflows that are ushering in scale like never before seen. Is 2024 the year business becomes serious about synthetics?
French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte once famously advised to "never interrupt an enemy when they are in the process of destroying themselves." The continuing drama surrounding the unmaking of OpenAI reveals that a tragic combination of two competing directions now predictably threatens the future of artificial intelligence.
Creativity is often cited as one of the central hallmarks of sentience. The ability to reach into the unknown and imagine or invent through the spark of inspiration has been a uniquely human quality. Now that artificial intelligence is creating art, what comes next?