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AI possesses three fundamental characteristics that will transform not only human life but also the fabric of society. Firstly, AI is not merely a tool, but an agent. The difference can be simply explained as follows: A knife, a tool, can be used to peel an apple or commit murder. However, the decision is made

“If you have money, you have problems!”   When people around the world are asked what would improve their quality of life, the overwhelming majority respond, “more money.” Even people who describe themselves as “fairly happy” believe that “a little more” money would increase their happiness and “make them feel better about themselves.”   The

Money, time, and happiness are three of the five concepts people constantly think about (the other two being success and sexuality). We devote a large part of our mental energy to these concepts and believe that if we obtain them, we will be happy. In the flow of life, we have two basic resources for

Do bad people eventually get what they deserve? Or is that just empty consolation? Are wrongful acts committed only by bad people? Or could the situation be more complex than that?   Research shows that the matter is far more complicated than assumed, and that displaying such behaviors is almost part of human nature itself.

At the end of a tiring day, you come home alone (or with your spouse/partner). You don’t even have the energy to set the table, let alone prepare dinner. Around your home, there are three restaurants that fit your budget and standards and deliver to your door. One is a Chinese restaurant with salty and

The excessive optimism that began in the market after the dot-com crash of 2000, starting around 2002, led to a blindness—a state of mind they later found difficult to explain—and an acceptance that “things will continue as they are” among the individuals and institutions supposed to control the system in the world’s financial center and

There are three important decisions people make in their lives. These are the answers to the questions “Where will I live?”, “What will I do?”, and “Who will I do it with?” Until a century ago, making these decisions was easy for the vast majority of people. People lived where they were born, men followed

Whether we realize it or not, we mentally live in two different worlds. In one of these worlds, social norms dominate, and in the other, market norms (1). Imagine a scenario in your mind, in which two young men, around thirty years old, work for the same company. The young man invites his colleague to

The responsibilities of daily life and the necessity to live by constantly catching up with something in order to raise the standard of living disconnect people from their essence and reduce the quality of life. However, everyone who has reached their thirties knows that money can buy books but not information; it can buy sex