Tag: AI
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EU AI Act High-Risk Deadline Hits in Four Weeks: How ISO/IEC 42001 Can Help
The EU AI Act’s obligations for high-risk AI systems take effect on 2 August 2026. Organisations that develop, deploy, or use AI in safety-critical sectors, from medical devices and recruitment tools to credit scoring and infrastructure monitoring, will need to demonstrate conformity with documentation, risk management, human oversight, and transparency requirements. The question for most…
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Nscale Secures €670 Million for Norway’s Largest AI Data Centre in Narvik
London-based AI infrastructure company Nscale has announced €670 million in additional financing for its data centre in Narvik, northern Norway. The funding was committed by ABN AMRO, DNB, Eksfin, Nordea, and SEB, with a further €670 million accordion feature available for a 115MW expansion. It is reportedly the largest AI infrastructure project in the country.…
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Norway’s Wealth Fund Flags AI Bubble and Geopolitics as Top Risks
Norway’s $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund identified the convergence of an AI bubble and geopolitical instability as the most significant threats to global markets this month. According to CEO Nicolai Tangen, a bursting AI bubble could wipe out 35 percent of the fund’s value. A severe geopolitical scenario involving global investment restrictions and harsh tariffs…
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Gym Progress Tracking: Why Paper Beats Apps
I’ve been going to the gym consistently for years. Three times a week, rarely missing a session, feeling like I was putting in the work. But the truth was that my progress was rubbish. I was stronger than when I started, but not to the level I should have achieved with that level of consistency.…
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My AI Stack in 2025: Why the ‘Best’ Model Isn’t Always What You Need
A couple of weeks ago, I was chatting with Claude about European flight rewards programmes, just a conversation on how I could improve one of my existing blog posts. Twenty minutes later, I had a functional Eurobonus calculator running on my blog. The interesting part? I never asked for an app. Claude just… built one. This crystallised…
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AI Tools for Knowledge Workers: Enhancing Research, Analysis, and Writing
This blog post focuses on leveraging AI to enhance data analysis, streamline workflow management, facilitate efficient research synthesis, and optimize report writing. Exploring specific AI tools, techniques, and applications tailored to social scientists in these domains.
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Will self-learning robots replace paid labour?
Introduction The fear of unemployment due to automation is nothing new. In the 19th century, protesters destroyed textile industry machines (Thompson, 1977). Today, we are regularly warned about unemployment due to automation (Casper, 2016; Dijkstra, 2019). In the 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson set up a commission to investigate the supposed danger of automation (Autor,…