Category: Society

Corporations are agentic AGI

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There are some good arguments in favor of understanding corporations as artificial, intelligent meta-(or super-)organisms: Corporations are aware of their predators (government agencies) and aim to extinguish them (see regulatory capture) Corporations prioritize their own survival over secondary goals (profits, growth, etc). To avoid death, it may shed massive amounts of its body (close stores,… Continue reading Corporations are agentic AGI

City Villages: Desirable public housing for a greener future

Leo Wattenberg

We are currently facing several issues: A housing crisis – housing in places which are desirable (ie: cities) is very short, and not much appears to be done to actually alleviate it. A loneliness crisis – people have a harder and harder time connecting to others. A climate crisis – resources are wasted on things… Continue reading City Villages: Desirable public housing for a greener future

Refutation of Video Games Europe’s position paper on Stop Killing Games

Leo Wattenberg

Video Games Europe has published a position paper to the Stop Killing Games initiative. Many of its arguments are missing the point. Recommended prior reading: https://leo.wattenberg.dk/2025/07/05/a-response-to-video-games-europes-statement-on-the-stop-killing-games-initiative/ TL;DR There already are various licensing mechanisms in place in EU law which can easily be extended to also cover online video games. Making private servers available to the… Continue reading Refutation of Video Games Europe’s position paper on Stop Killing Games

A response to Video Games Europe’s statement on the Stop Killing Games initiative

Leo Wattenberg

As we all know, when it comes to games, the dialogue is rarely level-headed. Gamers might be one of the most passionate crowds out there, and once the rally cry has brought the wheels in motion, they'll keep turning for years to come. With that in mind, I'd like to address Video Games Europe's statement,… Continue reading A response to Video Games Europe’s statement on the Stop Killing Games initiative

Of “Dire Wolves” and “Wooly Mice”: Jurassic Bullshit in a Labcoat

Leo Wattenberg

Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences was in the news recently for "de-extincting" the Dire Wolf, a wolf species which went extinct after the ice age. Previously they had made a "wooly mouse", a mouse with "wooly mammoth traits". This, of course, is bullshit in several ways, but not yet what gets me riled up. It's the… Continue reading Of “Dire Wolves” and “Wooly Mice”: Jurassic Bullshit in a Labcoat

Rekord-Arbeitgeberversagen: 149.000 mal “Fachkräftemangel”

Leo Wattenberg

Drei Viertel der Unternehmen können keine Besserung versprechen IT-Stellen bleiben im Schnitt 7,7 Monate vakant Wattenberg: "Arbeitgeber bremsen das digitale Deutschland" Jedes zweite Unternehmen hofft auf KI zur Linderung des Fachkräftemangels Sønderborg, 18. Dezember 2023 - Der Mangel an sinnvollen IT-Jobs verschärft sich weiter. In den deutschen Unternehmen sind aktuell 149.000 Stellen für IT-Expertinnen und… Continue reading Rekord-Arbeitgeberversagen: 149.000 mal “Fachkräftemangel”