Friday, July 10, 2026
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AI

What a running dinosaur can teach you about keeping your job

In 1993, one man’s technological breakthrough made an entire craft obsolete overnight. The people who survived it had one thing in common. As AI threatens everything we know about our careers, it's worth knowing what that was. Dominique Olivier tells the story of CGI disruption to the movie industry.

Nico Katzke | What we get wrong about bubbles

There is growing talk in investment markets that the AI "bubble" may soon burst. Evidence suggests that those predictions are misplaced, although investors should remain cautious about risks. Nico Katzke gives us his take on the AI sector "bubble".

Hello hello, Art Nouveau

At the height of the Belle Époque, the Art Nouveau movement pushed back against industrial sameness with unapologetic beauty. As AI ushers in a new age of effortless production, that same tension between efficiency and aesthetics is beginning to surface again. Could an unexpected outcome of AI be a return to beauty in everyday things? Dominique Olivier takes us back to the Art Nouveau era.

Leading on AI

Globally, only around one-third of boards report that they feel adequately prepared to oversee AI risks.

Ghost Stories #97: From mechanical work to judgement in portfolio management – reallocating human effort with AI

Institutional investors with complex structures face multiple challenges in managing their investments. At Forvis Mazars in South Africa, the team is actively working on AI-driven solutions to help clients reallocate time from mechanical work to judgement work. Shane Cooper and Rishi Juta joined me to explain what they've been building.

The risks of shadow AI in M&A transactions

Measures can be implemented in the due diligence process to identify Shadow AI risks, and to mitigate the damage.

Profits in America, job losses everywhere: the asymmetric AI problem

As artificial intelligence begins reshaping the labour market, the real risk may lie in the turbulent gap between jobs lost and jobs created. The uncomfortable question is whether our economic safety nets are built for disruption at this speed and scale. Is AI just Internet 2.0, or something far more worrying for policymakers? Dominique Olivier explores this topic.

The problem with obedience

One of history's most unsettling experiments shows us that ethics tend to fall by the wayside when people are "following orders". Is this inherent flaw in humanity an area where AI might have the moral upper hand? Dominique Olivier explores this concept by taking us through Stanley Milgram's famous experiment from the 1960s. As always, the history books teach us a valuable lesson.
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