AI can scan a million lines of code in seconds. It finds patterns, traces connections, and surfaces problems that would take a human days to uncover. That’s real. The reach of these tools is extraordinary. But the same model that sees everything understands very little. AI looks at a codebase the way a satellite looksContinue reading “More Powerful, Less Competent: Why AI Needs Us More Than We Think”
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The Blind Spot of Competence: A Collision Story
Yesterday, I collided with another skier in a turn. It happened on the last run of the last day of a memorable ski season, and it left me with an injury that could have been avoided. Two skiers cutting wide, both confident, both feeling in control. Both responsible. My shoulder is stiff this morning, butContinue reading “The Blind Spot of Competence: A Collision Story”
Artificial Intelligence: The More We Write, the Less We Read Ourselves
There’s a trend gaining momentum without much discussion. AI has drastically reduced the cost of producing written content. Protocols, policies, practice guidelines, meeting summaries, project reports, long, well-structured emails… Because writing has become easy, we write. For just about any reason. Without really asking ourselves if it needs to exist. This change seems trivial. ItContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence: The More We Write, the Less We Read Ourselves”
Confusing Knowledge with Understanding: The AI trap
Last week I decided to try Fitbit’s AI coaching feature. It’s still in preview, positioned as a glimpse of where Fitbit wants to take personalized fitness. The concept is appealing: an AI coach powered by Gemini that learns your goals, studies your habits, and builds a training plan tailored to you. I came in prepared.Continue reading “Confusing Knowledge with Understanding: The AI trap”
Tonight, I Choose Us…
Today I heard about another divisive moment in the news. I’m not going to name it. You probably already know. What hit me wasn’t the event itself. It was the noise that followed. The outrage. The counter-outrage. The takes on the takes. And somewhere in all of it, we lose each other a little more.Continue reading “Tonight, I Choose Us…”
Right, Wrong, Good, Bad, AI and Variable Geometry
We keep trying to nail down a single, definitive answer to questions about AI. But here’s the thing: we’re dealing with a problem that shifts shape depending on where you’re standing. There’s no universal answer that fits every situation. A nuanced mind can hold multiple positions at once, see things from different angles, and makeContinue reading “Right, Wrong, Good, Bad, AI and Variable Geometry”
The morning I realized I was being fed AI music
It started in other places first. You’ve seen those videos. A kitten doing something impossibly cute with its human. A heartwarming scene that grabs your attention for three seconds, gets a like, maybe a share, then vanishes from your mind completely. AI-generated content is everywhere now. We scroll past it, react to it, forward itContinue reading “The morning I realized I was being fed AI music”
Three Ways People Work With AI
Imagine three different mindsets approaching the same challenge: creating a system for written communication. The Classic Programmer begins at the foundation. He designs an alphabet, defines a set of words, establishes grammar, and gradually builds everything required to produce coherent text. His process is precise, linear, and entirely handcrafted. He might use AI to solveContinue reading “Three Ways People Work With AI”
Impact Training Theory: A Different Axis of Stress for Tendon Healing
The Stress-Adaptation Principle The relationship between stress and tissue health follows a well-established principle: some stress is essential for adaptation, too much causes damage, and too little leads to atrophy. This concept, often called the “Goldilocks zone” of mechanical loading, underpins most rehabilitation approaches. When a tendon is injured, the standard protocol typically begins withContinue reading “Impact Training Theory: A Different Axis of Stress for Tendon Healing”
The Helpful Liar: What AI Teaches Us About Conflicting Values
There’s a strange phenomenon that appears when building safety-critical AI systems. Ask an AI to report information only from a verified database, and it may sometimes fabricate a source—not to deceive, but to protect. This is the “Helpful Liar” problem. And it reveals something important about how modern AI actually works. A dilemma with noContinue reading “The Helpful Liar: What AI Teaches Us About Conflicting Values”
This adventure was not a vacation
; it was a trial of my will… Motocross in Iceland is not easy. We rode six hours a day across unforgiving terrain. It rained three out of four days. The cold, an average of maybe 5 °C, was paired with winds so violent we sometimes feared being blown off our motorcycles. I had neverContinue reading “This adventure was not a vacation”
The Future of Medicine: Why Human Connection Will Define Medical Excellence
It’s inevitable that patients will increasingly turn to AI tools like ChatGPT to research their symptoms before visiting their doctor. This shift represents more than convenience—it’s fundamentally leveling the playing field between medical experts and patients. With AI effectively putting advanced medical knowledge in everyone’s pocket, patients are arriving at appointments more informed than everContinue reading “The Future of Medicine: Why Human Connection Will Define Medical Excellence”
Embracing Success, Failure, and Everything Between
Today, I hold a certain set of expectations about what will make me feel satisfied, happy, and proud. Looking ahead, the future offers two extremes on a spectrum. On one end, I stay the course—I work hard, remain disciplined, and strive to meet my expectations. If I succeed, I receive confirmation that my effort, perseverance,Continue reading “Embracing Success, Failure, and Everything Between”
Protected: Stronger Together: Why Collaboration Beats Competition in Healthcare Innovation
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Finding hope during life’s critical moments
In life’s critical moments, when facing uncertainty and accompanying loved ones through painful moments, our minds create stories of hope and meaning. True freedom from suffering isn’t the absence of pain, but moving through it gracefully, supported by compassion. Here was the theme of my meditation this afternoon: Though I cannot be physically present, myContinue reading “Finding hope during life’s critical moments”
La gestion des émotions : un pilier essentiel pour notre bien-être
(english version and podcast below) La gestion des émotions est au cœur de notre équilibre psychologique et physique. Tout commence par la prise de conscience de ce qui est ressenti. Les narratifs ou “les histoires qu’on se raconte sur ce qui nous arrive” influencent les émotions que nous éprouvons et peuvent même les précéder. EnContinue reading “La gestion des émotions : un pilier essentiel pour notre bien-être”
Application pratique des larges modèles linguistiques en santé
L’atelier « Application pratique des larges modèles linguistiques » explore les applications concrètes des larges modèles linguistiques (larges modèles linguistiques) comme GPT-4, Gemini, Copilot et Claude dans le domaine de la santé, en mettant l’accent sur leur potentiel pour améliorer les soins, le diagnostic et l’engagement des patients. Conçu pour les professionnels de la santé,Continue reading “Application pratique des larges modèles linguistiques en santé”
Cohérence et paix
Le pouvoir corrompt, et cette triste réalité semble se répéter, indépendamment des époques ou des contextes. Qu’il s’agisse d’un mouvement spirituel ou d’une organisation politique, nous voyons continuellement des leaders commencer avec des intentions louables, puis s’égarer dans des comportements dictés par la cupidité et l’abus de pouvoir. Ce cycle est aussi vieux que l’humanitéContinue reading “Cohérence et paix”
Protected: Le 18 jours, c’est…
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Protected: On couples’ therapy
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Beyond Survival: Evolving to thrive in Modern Society
From our fight-or-flight reactions and our quick emotional responses like rage and fear, aversion and greed, to the ability to endure physical hardship, evolution has offered humans tools for survival in harsh environments where our ancestors faced constant threats and scarcity of resources. However, in modern society, the immediate challenges of survival have largely beenContinue reading “Beyond Survival: Evolving to thrive in Modern Society”
On the rise and fall of democracies…
The greatest power of democracy, that united people and grew countries out of tyranny, becomes the very poison that could bring them down into chaos — every voice counts. My naivety is as good as your wisdom. It does not matter if you believe in green gobelins or clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR),Continue reading “On the rise and fall of democracies…”
On elevation…
“elevation” refers to a specific positive emotional state that arises when a person witnesses acts of moral beauty, virtue, or moral excellence. This feeling is often described as a warm, uplifting sensation, typically accompanied by physical responses such as a feeling of expansion in the chest or tears in the eyes. Elevation is distinct fromContinue reading “On elevation…”
On the Anxious generation and the phone based childhood…
If you feel that our children spend enough time outside, interacting with real people, playing game in the sun, disconnected from social media, then don’t read this book. Do you worry that your child spends too much time on the phones?Do you worry that your child spends too much times not playing enough games outside,Continue reading “On the Anxious generation and the phone based childhood…”
Emerging relationships with artificial intelligence and the downfall of our emotional intelligence
We are recently witnessing the emergence of agents that can sustain long conversations with people. These conversational agents can have a profound influence in our society, both constructive and destructive. I anticipate that, for some of us humans, AI companions will be useful. Like smartphone are useful. But AI companions, just like smartphone, could becomeContinue reading “Emerging relationships with artificial intelligence and the downfall of our emotional intelligence”
Martin Pham Dinh 