International Relation Unraveling the Complexities: The US, Europe, and the Gas War Game The escalating tensions on the geopolitical stage, especially concerning the United States, Europe, and Russia, hold a tight grip on global attention. The intricate machinations behind these unfolding events are
economics Understanding the Paradox: National Account Deficits and their Impact on GDP Growth In this article, we delve deep into the world of national accounts and explore the often overlooked yet incredibly essential aspect of the GDP's structure. With countries like the UK
attractiveness and perception Beauty Beyond Age: A 100-Year-Old Beauty Advisor in Japan Breaks Records A stunning announcement was made today by the Guinness World Records authority, recognizing the oldest active beauty advisor yet: a centenarian from Japan, defying age, who continues to be active
International Relation The Promise within Japan's Startup Ecosystem: Echoes of Early Israel and Canada Over the past year, Japan's startup ecosystem has been showing promising signs of development, reminiscent of the early stages of the Israeli and Canadian startup scenes. This progress can be
Future AI and Influencers Will Replace Journalism Altogether In the wake of New York Times (NYT) forbidding the use of their articles for AI training and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) along with Bill C-18 last month banning
International Relation The East Asia Geopolitical Future: Possibility of Russia-China Partnership Split As a geopolitical enthusiast, I continually reckon on the influence and shifts in power among the world's leading nations. In particular, my attention has been focused on Russia and its
International Relation Shifting Generation: The Predicted Influence of China and Korea on Future Japanese Politics and Culture The prevailing political and socio-cultural trends in a country often transform with changing demographics. A study of age-specific outlooks can help predict such shifts in future. This blog post aims
Future The Case of Small City State Success and Its Coming End This analysis reflects on conjectures regarding the performance of small and large countries in the last three decades, from 1984 to 2014 by Credit Suisse, while considering how these might
Future Navigating the Winds of Change: Drucker's Forecast from 1986 In our rapidly changing world, long-term and data-driven predictions often appear to be speculative, yet surprisingly, often stand the test of time. In examining work published in 1986, fascinating insights
Artificial Intelligence From 1800 to 2020: Analyzing the Era of Aggressive IQ Filtering From the dawn of civilization, physical strength and skill in battle have been highly regarded attributes. However, the advent of technology along with the idea of a nation-state in the
Future Grappling Social Issues: Japanese Suicide and Canadian Opioid Over the decades, societies around the world have tried to cope with mounting social issues in their unique manner. Japan and Canada are two intriguing examples. While Japan is famed
Future The Changing Dynamics of City Life in the Internet Age As I sit here in the coffeeshop, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of city life, I can't help but ponder the observations made by Horie Takafumi, a Japanese entrepreneur,
Future Marx, the Industrial Revolution, and the Evolution of Service Driven Capitalism: A Historical Perspective In this blog post, I delve deep into the theories of Marx and their relevance in the current era. I explore the shift from manufacturing to a service-driven economy, drawing
attractiveness and perception The Interplay Between Appreciation and Expectation in Human Relationships - Philosophical Argument on Assertiveness In human relationships, appreciation and expectations work hand-in-hand. This logic presumes, humans don't have any obligation to one another. No one can impose anything on another. That's the British classical
economics Balancing Private Sector Efficiency and Public Sector Regulation: Lessons from Ayn Rand The debate between private sector efficiency and public sector regulation is an age-old one, with roots in Ayn Rand's ideas, that still remains relevant today. In Atlas Shrugged, Henry she
Artificial Intelligence The Future of Artificial Intelligence According To Yann LeCun As an AI enthusiast, I have always been fascinated by the developments taking place in the field, and recently I stumbled upon an interesting research paper Yann LeCun about how
Artificial Intelligence Exploring LLaMA, The Little Language Model with Big Performance Last week, I've talked about LLaMA-Adapter that costs only $10 to fine-tune. Today, I want to get onto the original model of LLaMA. It was only released open-sourced by Facebook
Artificial Intelligence Exploring Self-Supervised Learning: Invariance, Generative, and Higher-Level Abstract Representation Last week, I've talked about Yann LeCun's and his Meta team's new AI method, I-JEPA. Today, I'd like to deep dive into the world of self-supervised learning and discuss its
Artificial Intelligence I-JEPA, the Groundbreaking AI Model by Meta AI Visionary Yann LeCun The world of artificial intelligence (AI) has marked another milestone with the introduction of the Image Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture (I-JEPA), the first AI model based on the vision of
International Relation Is There an Upper Limit for Democracy? Today, I would like to talk about an interesting topic that crossed my mind recently – the relationship between the size and population of a country and the effectiveness of democracy.
Artificial Intelligence Exciting News From the World of AI: OpenAssistant Conversations is Here I'm thrilled to share with you some fantastic news in the realm of artificial intelligence! OpenAssistant Conversations, a dataset created through the collaborative efforts of a global crowdsourcing initiative, has
Future The City of the Future: A Web of Micro Downtowns In today's rapidly changing world, city planning and development should focus on creating smart, compact cities that adapt to the needs of the 21st century. We have seen the rise
Future Unraveling the Economic Complexity Index: The Unsung Predictor of the Technological Hierarchy Have you noticed the way we look at emerging countries has changed in recent years? It seems like there's a race going on, with emerging countries catching up to the
Future The Rise of the LLaMA-Adapter: A Game-Changer in the World of AI Fine-Tuning As an AI enthusiast and practitioner, my journey in working with models like GPT has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. Back in 2020, I was sweating, training
Future Vision Pro: Apple's New Leap into the World of 3D Entertainment Apple has left us in awe once again, announcing the release of their virtual reality headset, the Vision Pro. This exciting product promises to not only push the boundaries of
