Enrique Dans for dummies

• From brain fog to Bee Pioneer: why think when you can wear it⁠?

  This excerpt from Enrique Dans' blog discusses the emergence of AI wearables as a new frontier for artificial memory. Drawing on a Wall Street Journal article, Dans explores how devices like the Plaud NotePin function as personal memory aids, capturing conversations and interactions to generate tasks and notes. While highlighting the benefits of enhanced productivity and information capture, the text also emphasizes significant drawbacks such as privacy concerns, the potential for data misuse, and the risk of technological dependency. The future adoption of these devices, according to Dans, hinges on effective regulation, user education, and responsible innovation from manufacturers.This article is also available in English on my Medium page, «From brain fog to Bee Pioneer: why think when you can wear it?»

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• Autonomy as infrastructure: the new reality of driverless mobility

  This collection of texts, centered around an article by Enrique Dans, provides an overview of the current state of autonomous driving technology. The main piece highlights the significant progress made by companies like Waymo, evidenced by a sharp increase in paid rides and a study showing drastically reduced accident ratescompared to human drivers, particularly in dense urban environments. However, the article also points out a key challenge: the cost and difficulty of creating and maintaining high-definition maps required for widespread deployment. The accompanying comments from readers engage with various aspects of the technology, including the practicalities of its implementation, its potential impact on personal car ownership, and the differing regulatory approaches between the US, China, and Europe, often expressing a mix of optimism and skepticism.This article is also available in English on my Medium page, «Autonomy as infrastructure: the new reality of driverless mobility«

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• Beyond the hype, AI is reshaping work, not destroying it⁠

  Enrique Dans explores the paradox of generative AI's impact on the labor market, arguing that while it's transforming work processes, it hasn't yet led to widespread job disruption or significant wage increases based on a study using Danish data. He presents examples like Duolingo, Microsoft, and Google leveraging AI to enhance productivity and redefine roles rather than eliminate them entirely. The article suggests that this is an early phase of organizational change, not a macroeconomic disruption, with the key for businesses being to restructure work and leverage human skills in new ways. Comments on the article offer anecdotal support for increased productivity and reflect on past labor market shifts, while also raising concerns about the potential for future job displacement if the benefits of AI aren't shared with workers.This article is also available in English on my Medium page, «Beyond the hype, AI is reshaping work, not destroying it«

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• How Amazon backed down when Trump called its bluff⁠

  This piece and its associated comments explore Amazon's brief consideration of displaying the cost of tariffs on their products and their subsequent decision to back down after facing pressure from the Trump administration. The author criticizes Amazon's lack of resolve, arguing that the initiative would have transparently shown consumers the financial impact of Trump's trade policies. The comments broaden the discussion, comparing tariffs to taxes and debating the transparency of pricing structures in different contexts and countries. Several commenters also discuss the potential motivations behind Amazon's initial move and their ultimate retreat. The conversation further touches upon the differences in taxation and infrastructurebetween the United States and European countries, linking these disparities to varying societal expectations regarding public services.This article is also available in English on my Medium page, «How Amazon backed down when Trump called its bluff«

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• Discussing Apple’s supply chain in the Financial Times

  Enrique Dans discusses how he was asked by the Financial Times to select an article from their "Business school professors’ picks" section and create a summary and discussion questions for a class at IE Business School. He explains his methodology of using current news articles, like the one he selected on Apple's supply chain, as teaching tools instead of traditional case studies. The chosen article examines Apple's effort to shift iPhone production for the US market to India, highlighting the complexities of relocating manufacturing and the difficulty of replicating China's established industrial ecosystem despite geopolitical pressure and tariffs. The provided questions are intended to stimulate debate on the challenges and realities of global supply chains, emphasizing factors beyond labor cost.This article is also available in English on my Medium page, «Discussing Apple’s supply chain in the Financial Times«

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