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Dec 30, 2025 science

AI Took a Different Path Than I Expected: Looking Back at 2016

In 2016, I wrote the following in “Die komplexe Perspektive” (“The Complex Perspective”): However, it must also be stated clearly that AI has not achieved its ultimate goal of “intelligent...

#ai #data #gen-ai

Dec 22, 2025 science

A Journey Through "The Complex Perspective" with NotebookLM

Ten years ago, I wrote “Die komplexe Perspektive” (the complex perspective) as a practical mental model for making sense of the digital economy. I’m revisiting those ideas using a set...

#complex-systems #ai #data #gen-ai

Feb 13, 2016 science

The 'Complex' Perspective - Introduction to the Digital Economy

Humanity has arrived in the information and knowledge society. No sooner have the first changes been digested than more news appears on the horizon: the Internet of Things, Big Data,...

#data #complex-systems #ai #machine-learning

May 07, 2015 science

Essential Reading in the Field of Security

In the book “Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World”, written back in 2003, Bruce Schneier writes about security in a very general sense. He specifically refers...

#review

May 02, 2015 science

3D Printing and Industry 4.0 for Small Businesses

In “Makers: The New Industrial Revolution” (German title: “Makers: Das Internet der Dinge: die nächste industrielle Revolution”), Chris Anderson describes how industrial manufacturing processes using CAD, 3D printing, and/or outsourcing...

#review

Jan 12, 2015 science

Only partially elegant

In the first part of “The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory”, the foundations of relativity and quantum mechanics are explained vividly and with...

#review

Jan 12, 2015 science

My Favorite History Book

James Gleick is an incredibly well-read person who, in this extensive and worthwhile book “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood”, presents the history of information and information processing....

#review

May 21, 2014 science

A Good Start with Minor Weaknesses

For those who want to take a quick look at some typical thinking errors, “Die Kunst des klaren Denkens” is recommended.

#review

Aug 30, 2013 science

A Good Introduction to the Topic of Uncertainty and Risk

The book “Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects” (German title: “Bärentango”) was published 10 years ago, and I have just re-read it (2013) to decide whether I should...

#review #project-management

Aug 08, 2011 science

Review of 'Complexity - A Guided Tour'

“Complexity - A Guided Tour” is a worthwhile and interesting introduction. “Complexity” is a cross-disciplinary topic that permeates many fields, such as biology (immune system, brain, evolution), economics, computer science,...

#review #complex-systems

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AI Took a Different Path Than I Expected: Looking Back at 2016

A Journey Through "The Complex Perspective" with NotebookLM

The 'Complex' Perspective - Introduction to the Digital Economy

Essential Reading in the Field of Security

3D Printing and Industry 4.0 for Small Businesses

Only partially elegant

My Favorite History Book

A Good Start with Minor Weaknesses

A Good Introduction to the Topic of Uncertainty and Risk

Review of 'Complexity - A Guided Tour'