January 2026 – Khazen

How social media encourages the worst of AI boosterism

Malek KhazenJanuary 5, 2026NewsComments are off for this post

Demis Hassabis didn’t mince words. Responding on X, the Google DeepMind CEO summed up the situation in three blunt words: “This is embarrassing.” He was reacting to a celebratory post by Sébastien Bubeck of OpenAI, who claimed that GPT-5 had helped mathematicians solve 10 long-standing open problems. “Science acceleration via AI has officially begun,” Bubeck […]

Job titles of the future: Head-transplant surgeon

Malek KhazenJanuary 5, 2026News, UncategorizedComments are off for this post

Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero has spent years pursuing one of medicine’s most controversial ideas: transplanting a human head—or brain—onto a younger, healthier body. He drew global attention in 2017 after claiming a team he advised in China had swapped heads between two cadavers. Skeptics were unconvinced, and his assertion that a live human procedure was […]

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella becomes AI influencer, asks us all to move beyond slop

Malek KhazenJanuary 4, 2026UncategorizedComments are off for this post

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is promoting a new narrative around artificial intelligence, urging stakeholders to focus on how AI tools empower humans and how resources should be allocated to support this technological expansion. He’s now exercising “thought leadership,” publishing on a new blog called “sn scratchpad” that he promoted through his company’s LinkedIn platform. Nadella […]

European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold

Malek KhazenJanuary 4, 2026World NewsComments are off for this post

Europe’s banking industry faces a massive workforce reduction driven by artificial intelligence and digital transformation. Morgan Stanley research cited by the Financial Times projects that approximately 200,000 jobs at 35 major European banks could disappear by 2030, representing roughly 10% of their total workforce. Back-office functions, risk management, and compliance departments face the greatest threat, […]