Eugene Yiga
@eugeneyiga.bsky.social
AI Education Specialist | Curriculum Designer | Data Science (Michigan) | International journalist with 1400+ bylines in 100+ publications | Helping organisations navigate AI transformation | Barcelona 🇪🇸 🇪🇺
#Airbnb hit $86bn in bookings but growth is slowing. Brian Chesky's betting on hotels and #AI to reignite momentum while refusing to become a #ChatGPT commodity. www.economist.com/business/202... #TravelTech
Has Airbnb reached its peak?
Brian Chesky, its boss, wants to offer more than just a bed to sleep on
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December 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
#Airbnb hit $86bn in bookings but growth is slowing. Brian Chesky's betting on hotels and #AI to reignite momentum while refusing to become a #ChatGPT commodity. www.economist.com/business/202... #TravelTech
www.timeout.com/travel/coole... #Tokyo #SaoPaulo #London #Chicago #Seoul #Paris #Helsinki #Lisbon #Birmingham #NewYork #Medellin #Sydney #Johannesburg #Shanghai #Naples #Singapore #Montreal #Melbourne #MexicoCity #Toronto #Miami #Jakarta #RiodeJaneiro #HongKong #Lima #SanFrancisco #Dublin #Budapest
The 39 coolest neighbourhoods in the world in 2025
Did your area make this year’s list?
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December 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
How do you hold AI companies like #OpenAI accountable? Individual bravery helps but we need institutions too. #Anthropic just published its whistleblowing policy. The EU launched an anonymous reporting tool for #EUAIAct violations. Progress but patchy. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
#openai #euaiact | Eugene K. Yiga
Yesterday I wrote about AI companies prioritising engagement over safety. But what does it actually take to hold these companies accountable?
Tyler Johnston at The Midas Project has been doing exactl...
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December 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
How do you hold AI companies like #OpenAI accountable? Individual bravery helps but we need institutions too. #Anthropic just published its whistleblowing policy. The EU launched an anonymous reporting tool for #EUAIAct violations. Progress but patchy. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
Some people are wishing Jesus a happy birthday today via an #AIchatbot with a hipster beard. Meanwhile #OpenAI's analysis found 560,000 users showed signs of psychosis or mania. #AI tools can be useful. Real relationships are irreplaceable. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #MerryChristmas
#christmas #openai | Eugene K. Yiga
Today is #Christmas, which for many people means time with loved ones. But some will also be wishing Jesus a happy birthday directly, via "Text with Jesus," an app featuring an AI avatar with a well-t...
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December 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Some people are wishing Jesus a happy birthday today via an #AIchatbot with a hipster beard. Meanwhile #OpenAI's analysis found 560,000 users showed signs of psychosis or mania. #AI tools can be useful. Real relationships are irreplaceable. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #MerryChristmas
Our tech has a climate problem but the conversation is evolving from "here's the crisis" to "here's the agency." Worth watching: TED Radio Hour's episode as well as recent talks from on grid transformation, solar-powered biodiversity monitoring, and efficient AI. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
The framing that caught me in TED Radio Hour's "Our tech has a climate problem" episode is that we're embedding climate costs into our technology solutions at the design stage, and t...
The framing that caught me in TED Radio Hour's "Our tech has a climate problem" episode is that we're embedding climate costs into our technology solutions at the design stage, and those choices compo...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Our tech has a climate problem but the conversation is evolving from "here's the crisis" to "here's the agency." Worth watching: TED Radio Hour's episode as well as recent talks from on grid transformation, solar-powered biodiversity monitoring, and efficient AI. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
Just as #cirquedusoleil revolutionised circus by removing animals to focus on human artistry, universities may need to shed outdated practices and hierarchies that impede progress. Read more in my feature on adapting higher education for #AI. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #elearning
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just as #cirquedusoleil revolutionised circus by removing animals to focus on human artistry, universities may need to shed outdated practices and hierarchies that impede progress. Read more in my feature on adapting higher education for #AI. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #elearning
Are we getting stupider? @joshuarothman.bsky.social says not necessarily dumber but the ways we can be stupid keep multiplying. Connects to what I've been researching on how universities made facts feel negotiable. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #misinformation #disinformation #fakenews #truefacts
December 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Are we getting stupider? @joshuarothman.bsky.social says not necessarily dumber but the ways we can be stupid keep multiplying. Connects to what I've been researching on how universities made facts feel negotiable. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #misinformation #disinformation #fakenews #truefacts
Countries have much to gain by introducing desirable #digitalnomadvisas or improving existing ones. #Digitalnomads will never outnumber tourists, but they will suffer if they become collateral damage in a war on tourism. reason.com/2025/07/12/a... #remotework
The new nomads are getting caught in the war on tourism
Countries are welcoming remote workers with digital nomad visas—while cracking down on the very lifestyle that makes nomadism possible.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Countries have much to gain by introducing desirable #digitalnomadvisas or improving existing ones. #Digitalnomads will never outnumber tourists, but they will suffer if they become collateral damage in a war on tourism. reason.com/2025/07/12/a... #remotework
#LonelyPlanet's Best in Travel has mapped 25 brilliant destinations for 2026: #Peru #Botswana #Spain #Italy #Thailand #Brazil #Vietnam #Colombia #SriLanka #SouthKorea #Finland #Canada #Australia #Guatemala #Mexico #Tunisia #Barbados and more. www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-trav...
Best in Travel 2026 - Lonely Planet
Discover Lonely Planet’s top travel destinations for 2026. Explore expertly curated adventures worldwide, from top cities to unforgettable experiences.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
#LonelyPlanet's Best in Travel has mapped 25 brilliant destinations for 2026: #Peru #Botswana #Spain #Italy #Thailand #Brazil #Vietnam #Colombia #SriLanka #SouthKorea #Finland #Canada #Australia #Guatemala #Mexico #Tunisia #Barbados and more. www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-trav...
When I pitched an article about #agenticAI, an editor called it "an abomination of a word—sounds like medieval dysentery." After watching #AIagents plan team off-sites they can't attend and fail in other spectacular ways, I think he's onto something true. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
#agenticai #theeconomist | Eugene K. Yiga
When I pitched an article about #agenticAI to a business magazine editor, he declined. "I think 'agentic' is an abomination of a word," he wrote back. "It sounds like a form of medieval dysentery." Af...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
When I pitched an article about #agenticAI, an editor called it "an abomination of a word—sounds like medieval dysentery." After watching #AIagents plan team off-sites they can't attend and fail in other spectacular ways, I think he's onto something true. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
2025 was supposed to be the year of #agenticAI. But 80% of organisations have already encountered risky behaviours from agents. The applications that actually work? Narrow, documented workflows with humans in the loop. Not the autonomous everything pitch. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
#agenticai #mckinsey | Eugene K. Yiga
2025 was supposed to be the year of #agenticAI, with autonomous tools that work while you sleep and virtual assistants handling everything so you can focus on what matters. Alas, it hasn't turned out ...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
2025 was supposed to be the year of #agenticAI. But 80% of organisations have already encountered risky behaviours from agents. The applications that actually work? Narrow, documented workflows with humans in the loop. Not the autonomous everything pitch. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
90% trained on AI tools → 10% using them six weeks later. 80% of companies using gen AI → 80% seeing no gains. 67% exec involvement → widening gap with mid-management reality. The implementation problem is organisational, not technical. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #generativeai
A healthcare company trained 90% of employees on gen AI tools. Six weeks later, fewer than 10% were actually using them.
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This McKinsey & Company finding from Dr. Julia… ...
A healthcare company trained 90% of employees on gen AI tools. Six weeks later, fewer than 10% were actually using them.
https://lnkd.in/emHQZvrz
This McKinsey & Company finding from Dr. Julia Sperl...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
90% trained on AI tools → 10% using them six weeks later. 80% of companies using gen AI → 80% seeing no gains. 67% exec involvement → widening gap with mid-management reality. The implementation problem is organisational, not technical. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #generativeai
Some creatives are petrified about AI. Others are thriving with it. The difference? Decades of expertise to amplify. In other words, AI can reward rather than replace creative instinct, but only if you know how to use it right. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #AIart #generativeAI
#generativeai | Eugene K. Yiga
Yesterday I shared thoughts on AI for software development. But what about creative work?
Some creatives are genuinely worried. Chris Dalla Riva, who uses data to analyse hit songs on his newsletter ...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Some creatives are petrified about AI. Others are thriving with it. The difference? Decades of expertise to amplify. In other words, AI can reward rather than replace creative instinct, but only if you know how to use it right. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #AIart #generativeAI
For decades, we thought coding was the hard part. It turns out describing what to build is harder. When AI generates code, the valuable skill becomes specifying intent with precision. Systems thinking over syntax. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... via #McKinsey #vibecoding #AIcoding
#mckinsey | Eugene K. Yiga
Last week, I wrote about the AI job market: why the panic is overblown, and what it takes to get hired in tech right now. But once you land the role, how do you actually grow?
Two #McKinsey interview...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
For decades, we thought coding was the hard part. It turns out describing what to build is harder. When AI generates code, the valuable skill becomes specifying intent with precision. Systems thinking over syntax. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... via #McKinsey #vibecoding #AIcoding
#nowreading #dorrislessing #thegrassissinging #saturdayvibes #saturdayfeeling #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #inspiration #motivation
December 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Entry-level tech jobs now require mid-level skills. The tasks that used to train juniors are handled by #AI. Two podcasts on what actually works: build real systems, develop rare skill intersections, prove you can ship. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... via @practicalai.bsky.social #ML
#ai #netflix | Eugene K. Yiga
Yesterday I wrote about how #AI isn't the main cause of current job market woes. But early-career tech workers are genuinely struggling, and that deserves a closer look.
Two recent podcasts offer pra...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Entry-level tech jobs now require mid-level skills. The tasks that used to train juniors are handled by #AI. Two podcasts on what actually works: build real systems, develop rare skill intersections, prove you can ship. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... via @practicalai.bsky.social #ML
Tech CEOs keep predicting an #AI job apocalypse. The data tells a different story. Workers most exposed to AI saw unemployment rise 0.3 percentage points. Least exposed? Nearly 1 full point. Yes, the job market is tough, but AI isn't the main culprit. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
#samaltman #darioamodei #elonmusk #theeconomist #siliconvalley | Eugene K. Yiga
The job market is rough right now. But is AI really to blame?
#SamAltman warns that "entire classes of jobs will go away." #DarioAmodei predicts AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Tech CEOs keep predicting an #AI job apocalypse. The data tells a different story. Workers most exposed to AI saw unemployment rise 0.3 percentage points. Least exposed? Nearly 1 full point. Yes, the job market is tough, but AI isn't the main culprit. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene...
Two pieces, same Caltrain route, opposite stories. 15-minute funding decisions vs exhausted researchers and models exhibiting "shutdown resistance." Speed became the strategy and the excuse. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #AIsafety #AIbubble #SiliconValley
#siliconvalley | Eugene K. Yiga
Two recent pieces tell the same story from opposite angles.
Erin Griffith at The New York Times describes investors making funding decisions in 15 minutes. Some are taking founders weightlifting to c...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Two pieces, same Caltrain route, opposite stories. 15-minute funding decisions vs exhausted researchers and models exhibiting "shutdown resistance." Speed became the strategy and the excuse. www.linkedin.com/posts/eugene... #AIsafety #AIbubble #SiliconValley
A new art project in off-radar #Matarraña unites wild landscapes, architectural holiday homes and a modern sculpture trail in perfect harmony. www.thetimes.com/travel/desti... via @thetimes.com #TravelTuesday #Spain #Aragon
The brutalist beauty of Aragon: Spain’s edgiest escape
A new art project in off-radar Matarraña unites wild landscapes, architectural holiday homes and a modern sculpture trail in perfect harmony
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December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
A new art project in off-radar #Matarraña unites wild landscapes, architectural holiday homes and a modern sculpture trail in perfect harmony. www.thetimes.com/travel/desti... via @thetimes.com #TravelTuesday #Spain #Aragon
#AIsafety has an insularity problem but also a communications problem. Even when researchers try to engage the public, they speak in technical abstractions about billions of future lives. Climate science learned to tell human stories. AI safety hasn't yet. www.transformernews.ai/p/the-perils...
The perils of AI safety’s insularity
By building their own intellectual ecosystem, researchers worried about existential AI risk shed academia's baggage — and, perhaps, some of its strengths
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December 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#AIsafety has an insularity problem but also a communications problem. Even when researchers try to engage the public, they speak in technical abstractions about billions of future lives. Climate science learned to tell human stories. AI safety hasn't yet. www.transformernews.ai/p/the-perils...
#nowreading #harukimuramaki #kafkaontheshore #sundayvibes #sundayfeeling #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #inspiration #motivation
December 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
#nowreading #harukumurakami #kafkaontheshore #saturdayvibes #saturdayfeeling #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #inspiration #motivation
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Individuals are moving fast, companies are moving slow, and nobody's quite sure what "good" looks like yet because we're working with trailing data while the technology keeps accelerating. practicalai.fm/331 via @practicalai.bsky.social #generativeAI #artificialintelligence
Practical AI | The impact of AI on the workforce: A state-level case study
Daniel sits down with Chelsea Linder, VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at TechPoint, to explore the what AI innovation and impact look like on the ground. They discuss Chelsea's journey from ...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Individuals are moving fast, companies are moving slow, and nobody's quite sure what "good" looks like yet because we're working with trailing data while the technology keeps accelerating. practicalai.fm/331 via @practicalai.bsky.social #generativeAI #artificialintelligence
If wealthy countries with strong literacy rates and institutional capacity struggle with productive adoption, expecting #AI to automatically democratise knowledge in contexts with weaker foundations misses what makes technology transformative. www.economist.com/finance-and-... #chatgpt
Can AI make the poor world richer?
It promises a level playing field. So have past technologies
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December 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
If wealthy countries with strong literacy rates and institutional capacity struggle with productive adoption, expecting #AI to automatically democratise knowledge in contexts with weaker foundations misses what makes technology transformative. www.economist.com/finance-and-... #chatgpt
The publishers who cling to old models or fight #AI entirely may find themselves in the same position as newsrooms that resisted the internet. www.eugeneyiga.com/wp-content/u...
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The publishers who cling to old models or fight #AI entirely may find themselves in the same position as newsrooms that resisted the internet. www.eugeneyiga.com/wp-content/u...