The Algorithmic Bank

Saturday, January 24, 2026
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House prices in the Netherlands are rising, according to ABN Amro. As soon as the bank announces these predictions, markets react. To many, it seems like a simple economist with a spreadsheet. But behind the scenes, another mechanism is at work: algorithms processing data, detecting patterns and forecasting future trends.

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AI as a Motor—or a Knife?

Saturday, January 10, 2026
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For more than a decade, artificial intelligence has been presented as a promise: smarter decisions, safer systems, better services. In recent months, however, AI has increasingly appeared in a different role — as a rationale for large-scale job cuts. Few announcements illustrate this tension more clearly than the recent restructuring at ABN AMRO.

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