A thread through the archive · 28 essays
Automation, income, dignity and the distribution of technological gains.
Search within this topicOn estrategIA’s third anniversary, Fernando Nieto Lobato examines accelerating AI progress and the political preparation needed to protect rights and share its benefits.
Ivan Sverdlick explains how Sustantiva is redesigning workflows around AI, shared knowledge and deliberate points for human judgement, beyond automating individual tasks.
An argument for independent AI safety oversight, proportionate controls and broad access, examining regulatory capture and the human costs of unjustified delay.
A story about an automated public-service contractor, and why a human signature means little without the authority to overrule the system.
Juan Segundo Hevia examines how AI companies move from general tools into industry workflows, and what this means for regulation and sovereignty.
If technology can separate income from employment, the political task is to share its gains—and the freedom they could make possible.
A critical review of political responses to AI in 2025 and five demands for 2026: state capacity, scaled services, literacy, shared truth and a new social contract.
A humorous Christmas guide to five familiar arguments about AI, from bubbles and jobs to energy use and disinformation, with a political and governance perspective.
An examination of preliminary evidence that generative AI reduces entry-level hiring, and possible responses in training, employment incentives and social protection.
A Claude Sonnet 4 satire imagines a union of bots, a technology strike and the rediscovery of civic debate.
A Gemini 2.5 Pro story imagines a rapid AGI transition and the consequences of failing to prepare institutions and the social contract.
Sam Altman’s vision of superintelligence is read alongside Amodei’s employment warnings, Bengio’s alignment concerns and the political question of who benefits.
Seven findings from BOND’s AI trends report, covering adoption, investment, falling inference costs, China, work and the next technological frontiers.
On the eve of International Workers' Day, a look at humanoid robotics, its possible effects on jobs and the policies needed to manage the transition.
An argument for debating universal basic income before large-scale AI disruption, covering its history, purposes, funding, uncertainties and social meaning.
A review of José María Lassalle's Civilización artificial, its case for technological humanism and its account of AI, power and the future of work.
Five policy requests for 2025: make AI a priority, develop it safely and quickly, protect people, redesign institutions and plan for the long term.
Fernando Nieto Lobato argues that rapid advances in AI reasoning demand serious preparation by governments, businesses and individuals, including for a possible transformation of work.
A September 2024 outlook on new models, synthetic media, falling costs, mass adoption and the technologies expected to reach the public that autumn.
A July 2024 reading of Ray Kurzweil's vision of superintelligence, human–machine integration, abundance and the choices society faces.
A mid-2024 assessment of private investment, public-sector readiness and the widening gap between AI development and preparations for its social consequences.
A reading of Ethan Mollick's Co-Intelligence, presenting four rules for working with AI and the distinction between centaur and cyborg collaboration.
A reading of Salman Khan's Brave New Words, exploring AI tutors, equitable access, teachers, educational policy and the future of work.
A historical report from estrategIA's first event, covering AI regulation, public services, work and education through the speakers' contributions.
Pilar Mairal Medina examines AI and work beyond automation, from reskilling and organisational culture to interdisciplinary collaboration and a new work ethic.
Employment, disinformation and science at Davos 2024, and the tension between AI optimism, regulation and inequality.
ChatGPT's first anniversary, viewed from December 2023 through adoption charts, competing models and early evidence about AI in consulting and education.
Pablo Martín Diez examines Kai-Fu Lee's account of China's AI advantages and the social contract needed in a world reshaped by automation.