Blogs & interviews

In a recent broadcast on BNR Nieuwsradio , I discussed a striking shift in strategy at OpenAI. Within a short period, the company made several major decisions that clearly point in one direction: focus, scale and preparation for a potential IPO. From experimentation to focus on business models For years, OpenAI was known for its speed and experimentation. New products and features were launched continuously. But that phase now seems to be coming to an end. Several initiatives

Imagine hiring a new employee who has learned literally everything from the internet over the past twenty years. Everything. Including all the biases, stereotypes and historical inequalities embedded within it. That, in a nutshell, is generative AI. In March, diversity is always high on the agenda. International Women’s Day and numerous DEI events drive the conversation forward. This year, I notice a shift in the questions I receive after my keynotes on diversity. It’s no lon

In a recent broadcast on BNR Nieuwsradio , I discussed an important development in European AI regulation. The European Council has decided to delay part of the AI Act while also easing certain requirements. That may sound like a technical adjustment, but it says a lot about Europe’s position in the global AI race. Delayed rules for high-risk AI systems The strictest rules within the AI Act apply to so-called high-risk applications, such as AI used in healthcare, the labor m

Over one weekend, a dispute about Artificial Intelligence safeguards escalated into something much bigger: a public clash between the US defence establishment, President Trump and two of the world’s most influential AI companies, Anthropic (Claude) and OpenAI (ChatGPT) . This is not just Silicon Valley drama. It is a preview of how AI will be governed in practice: through contracts, supply-chain labels, political pressure and the strategic race between blocs. What happened (

Robots are no longer just machines you buy once and depreciate over ten years. The robotics industry is rapidly evolving, and with it the ways companies make money from robots. Recently I joined BNR Nieuwsradio  to talk about the changing economics of robotics. What’s fascinating is that robotics is not just a technological revolution: it’s also a business model revolution. Thanks to advances in AI, development cycles are accelerating and new startups are emerging everywhere

𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot, then Moltbot) represents a new generation of "AI agents" that don't just tell you how to do something – they actually do it. This free, open-source bot can read your files, edit documents, execute terminal commands, and access your WhatsApp, Signal, and cloud storage. You ask it something via chat, and it takes control of your comput

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping healthcare. Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are moving beyond simple chat interfaces and are increasingly embedded in healthcare workflows, patient support, and clinical systems. In a recent conversation on BNR Nieuwsradio , I discussed three emerging business models for AI in healthcare. Each of them addresses a different part of the healthcare system: patients, hospitals and doctors. Together they illustrate a bigger sh

OpenAI just announced ChatGPT Health. Although I’m usually quite critical about ChatGPT’s sycophantic behaviour and its impact on what people believe to be true, I see this as a promising move. Here are my thoughts: First, let’s look at what ChatGPT Health is A dedicated, privacy‑hardened space inside ChatGPT for health-related questions. Health lives in a separate tab with its own history and memories, which are not used to train foundation models and are walled off from you