How you can thrive in the age of AI

AI presents challenges and opportunities

Jan 16 • Mahdi Assan

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December 2025

The most important thing for AI in 2026

What is overlooked when building modern machines

Dec 12, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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This is what happens when the AI bubble pops

After the hype comes the reckoning

Dec 5, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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November 2025

AI procurement from first principles

Being careful about the systems you use

Nov 28, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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AI agents and the AI Act

Is agentic AI even in scope of Europe's AI regulation?

Nov 21, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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The GDPR and AI exceptionalism

Some initial reflections on the (leaked) proposed changes to the EU GDPR

Nov 14, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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Governance = dynamic equilibrium

Engineering vs lawyerly societies

Nov 7, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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October 2025

Why LLMs hallucinate, according to OpenAI

Some thoughts on why AI makes stuff up

Oct 31, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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Why AI requires its own governance

The difference between AI systems and other computer systems

Oct 24, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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6 truths about the chat control debate

The reality of child safety and encryption

Oct 17, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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The EU AI Act and sensitive data

One of the key ways that AI governance and data protection intersect

Oct 10, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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September 2025

Simple principles for good data protection

Some truths and some myths about protecting personal data

Sep 26, 2025 • Mahdi Assan

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