AI and the New Industrial Revolution: An Evolution We Must Learn to Steer
Every major technological leap in history has reshaped the world long before society was ready for it. The industrial revolution transformed the way we worked, produced, travelled and lived — but it also brought decades of disruption, dislocation and uncertainty. Not because anyone intended harm, but because the speed of transformation outpaced the ability of people, institutions and governments to adapt.
Today, artificial intelligence is following a similar trajectory — only far faster.
Read MoreThe Human Cost of Capital — When Markets Forget People
Inflation, housing shortages and inequality: can we still call it “growth” when society is shrinking?
Growth Without Prosperity
For decades, economic success has been measured through rising GDP, expanding markets and record-high stock valuations. Yet across Europe and much of the world, citizens experience something entirely different: a cost of living crisis, shrinking access to housing, stagnant wages and widening inequality.
This paradox raises a fundamental question: What is the value of growth if people feel poorer?
Read MoreWarren Buffett’s Last Letter — The End of an Era
When Warren Buffett wrote what he called his “final shareholder letter”, it felt like more than the end of a career. It marked the closing of a philosophy — one built on patience, human judgment and the belief that true value is found not in numbers, but in character.
For more than six decades, Buffett embodied the idea that capitalism could be both rational and moral. He resisted the hype of dot-coms, ignored speculative frenzies and built an empire through simple, enduring principles: buy what you understand, hold for the long term and never lose trust.
Today, as algorithms move billions in milliseconds and AI begins to outthink analysts, his worldview feels almost timeless — and at the same time, suddenly ancient.
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