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The Coasean Singularity Delusion: Why AI Won't Dissolve Firms Into Frictionless Markets

An NBER paper suggesting AI agents would render transaction costs negligible –thus cancelling the logic that justifies firms – caught our attention. In…

oct. 27 • 

Alexandros P.

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The Digital Transformation of Loyalty Programs

Building on insights from a recent case discussion at Solvay Lifelong Learning’s EMM, this piece examines the drivers, mechanisms, and implications of…

oct. 26 • 

Alexandros P.

Sustained Growth? The 2025 Nobel Prize and the Evidence Economics Ignores

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics celebrates researchers who explained how technology drives "sustained economic growth." But we have overwhelming…

oct. 13 • 

Alexandros P.

septembre 2025

Why the IEA's "Energy & AI" Report Misses the Forest for the Trees

The International Energy Agency's report dated April 2025 masterfully explains how to power an AI boom—but sidesteps the crucial question of the…

sept. 22 • 

Alexandros P.

avril 2025

Beyond the AI Hype: Augmentation Over Replacement

AI's true potential lies not in replacing humans but in augmenting our capabilities — particularly in transforming how we approach data management in…

avr. 28 • 

Alexandros P.

février 2025

Revisiting Thiel’s Intellectual Trajectory: Moderation as a Tactic

Peter Thiel champions “freedom”—a license to act without limits—while dismissing “liberty,” which is meant to safeguard us from unchecked power. He…

févr. 28 • 

Alexandros P.

Business Model Canvas: don't just fill it out, make it truly useful!

People start filling the BMC with what is most visible to them—often internal aspects related to their role. There is a better way though.

févr. 23 • 

Alexandros P.

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Live after Digital Innovation Session 1

Some thoughts right after the first session of the 24-25 edition of Digital Innovation at Solvay's AMISM program. An edition redesigned around…

févr. 4 • 

Alexandros P.

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janvier 2025

More Important Than DeepSeek? The Strategic Power of AI-Application Integration

In the noise around DeepSeek, the real signal is getting lost—the fusion of AI models and applications is the real game-changer. Perplexity’s bid to…

janv. 31 • 

Alexandros P.

Europe Adrift in the AI Revolution: The Chinese Wake-up Call

Europe's challenge between American restrictions and Chinese break-throughs: time for strategic renewal and execution, beyond regulatory comfort and…

janv. 29 • 

Alexandros P.

L’Europe face aux IA chinoises: entre fascination, dépendance et stratégie en panne

L’IA est devenue plus qu'un sujet technologique: levier d'influence et outil de domination. Avec DeepSeek et Doubao la Chine passe à l’offensive et…

janv. 28 • 

Alexandros P.

DeepSeek is not new and is not alone

China's broader technological momentum in artificial intelligence should neither be underestimated nor blown out of proportion. DeepSeek is one of many…

janv. 28 • 

Alexandros P.