Leonardo on Opaque Systems, Questionable Returns, and the Kafkaesque Paradox
AI has a balance sheet problem: There is a fundamental discrepancy between the projected spending on AI and the corresponding projected revenues. No company can continue spending hundreds of billions of dollars (cumulatively trillions of dollars) and, in return,...On the “Auguries of Innocence”: Fragility Amid the Joys & Pains of the Market’s Journey
I sat down to draft this commentary after reading William Blake’s poem “Auguries of Innocence”, while in the background, Robert Zimmerman was singing: “In these times of compassion when conformity’s in fashion… Sing ‘Amazing Grace’ all the way to the Swiss...In Search for Geopolitical & Geoeconomic Tipping Points: Thomas Mann’s Reflections
Some have described Thomas Mann’s book Mario and the Magician as one of the finest novels written in the 20th century (for a brief summary of the book, see the end of the commentary). Most certainly, when it was written in 1929, it was a pivotal moment in...Anchors at a Time of Multiple Crises
The political crisis in France (which started with President Macron’s snap election last year following his party’s humiliating defeat during European Parliamentary elections) culminated last evening in the ousting of the Prime Minister (the fourth in two years). Mr....Sign Up for Our Publications
