@amadae.bsky.social
Political scientist, author
Tracking the implications of generative AI for the future of work is a dimension of AI impact that has vast implications. Axios is predicting that up to 20% of entry-level white color jobs may be replaced by these computational systems in 5 years. www.axios.com/2025/05/28/a...
Behind the Curtain: Top AI CEO foresees white-collar bloodbath
Hardly anyone is paying attention.
www.axios.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's good to celebrate those achievements that are noteworthy, and it's encouraging that the EU is very close to achieving its climate targets. Global warming fueled by runaway greenhouse gasses is a collective concern that advanced economies must address. www.ft.com/content/4abd...
EU close to reaching climate goals despite green backlash
Bloc is within one percentage point of meeting greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2030
www.ft.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
November 15, 2023 at 7:47 AM
Understanding aid to Ukraine, helpful graphic:
November 15, 2023 at 7:47 AM
"In Ukraine, the pattern is clear. Washington will provide the military security, and its corporations will benefit from a bonanza of European armament orders, while Europeans will shoulder the cost of postwar reconstruction" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/opinion/nato-summit-vilnius-europe.html
Opinion | NATO Isn’t What It Says It Is
From its origins, the alliance was never primarily concerned with military power.
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July 11, 2023 at 9:36 AM
Famous last words, "“Technology was good, we were the leaders, we were the good guys, so anything we did could not be bad,” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/spoonful-sugar-helps-radioactive-oatmeal-go-down-180962424/
A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Radioactive Oatmeal Go Down
When MIT and Quaker Oats paired up to conduct experiments on unsuspecting young boys
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July 11, 2023 at 7:26 AM
Attended the annual EIT Food conference devoted to achieving sustainable food systems with my colleague.https://www.eitfood.eu/events/eit-food-annual-event-2023
June 30, 2023 at 3:36 AM
Outcome of New Global Financial Pact leaves climate vulnerable countries frustrated with lack of wealthy nations' promised 100B$ of annual climate finance. https://www.politico.eu/article/paris-new-global-financing-pact-summit-macron-climate/
Paris climate finance summit delivers momentum but few results
Rich countries were reluctant to engage with the Global South’s key demands on debt relief and new financing for climate action.
www.politico.eu
June 26, 2023 at 12:41 PM
How controversial is JFK's 1963 speech calling for transcending violence as a means to achieve social progress now? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOQLkp0E5w
"Peace for All Time": JFK's Historic 1963 Call for Peace Helped Lead to Nuke Treaty with Moscow
President John F. Kennedy's "peace speech" at American University 60 years ago was a searing critique of Cold War politics and laid out a hopeful vision for ...
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June 24, 2023 at 8:49 AM