The deceptive side of robot cuteness

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And the different kinds of cute design techniques. Photo by Ant Rozetsky on Unsplash Many designers are applying cute design to their robots for good reason: research shows that cute design enhances social presence, helps people form attachments faster, and makes users more forgiving when things go wrong. At CES in recent years, cute robots have been … Weiterlesen

Why safe AGI requires an enactive floor and state-space reversibility

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With LLMs, we have built the peak of synthetic cognition without the base — and the Anthropic-Pentagon standoff shows us what that costs. In early March 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused the Pentagon’s demand to remove all safeguards from Claude. His core argument was structural, not political: frontier AI systems are simply not reliable enough to operate … Weiterlesen

Rethink Learning Impact Through AI-Driven Analytics

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Why Learning Impact Needs A Rethink In 2026 For years, Learning and Development has been rich in content but poor in consequence. Completion rates, satisfaction scores, and course catalogs have dominated dashboards—while business leaders ask a different question: „Is learning actually improving performance?“ In 2026, that question is no longer philosophical. With advances in AI, … Weiterlesen