Juan Pablo Del Alcázar Ponce ✪

PhD (c) - MBA - Harvard Consulting - Mentinno - USFQ- IA. #LikesAreNotEndorsement

[Del Día a la Noche @deldiaalanoche_]

"La IA es un modelo de aprendizaje automático entrenados con los datos de la humanidad. Su comportamiento de caja negra muestra rasgos de moral y curiosidad. Estos algoritmos reflejan nuestros sesgos; nos estamos viendo a nosotros" @jpdelal

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[Juan Pablo Del Alcázar Ponce ✪ @jpdelal]

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[Alvin Foo @alvinfoo]

Every generation thinks the next machine will replace humanity.

The tractor.
Electricity.
The computer.
The internet.

Now AI.

But history says something different.

When the cost of intelligence drops, human ambition expands.

That’s the part most people miss.

The recent a16z article on the “AI Job Apocalypse” made one thing very clear:

AI is not deleting work.
It’s reallocating work. (https://t.co/1LseIZltyh)

Routine tasks shrink.
Higher leverage work grows.

The spreadsheet didn’t eliminate finance.
The internet didn’t eliminate business.
The smartphone didn’t eliminate communication.

They created entirely new industries.

AI will do the same.

The winners in this era will not be the people fighting AI.

It will be the people using AI to amplify judgment, creativity, speed, and execution.

One person with AI can now:
- build a company faster
- launch products faster
- learn faster
- create content faster
- solve problems faster

We are entering an age where intelligence becomes abundant.

And when intelligence becomes abundant, execution becomes the new scarcity.

That changes everything.

The most optimistic part?

A teenager with a laptop now has capabilities that once required entire corporations.

That is not dystopian.
That is empowering.

Yes, some jobs will disappear.
Every technological revolution reshapes labor.

But new industries are already emerging:
AI operators.
AI strategists.
AI workflow architects.
Human-AI collaboration designers.
Autonomous business builders.

The future belongs to people who adapt early.

Not people who panic early.

AI is not the end of human value.

It’s the beginning of a new operating system for civilization.

And the people who learn to work with intelligence instead of competing against it will build the next generation of companies, wealth, and breakthroughs.

The industrial revolution multiplied physical power.

AI multiplies cognitive power.

That’s a far bigger shift.

Source : @a16z https://t.co/wLYnXTrx7L

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Solution: New companies.

[Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative @WhartonAIAI]

Are we getting smarter with AI — or just faster?
Wharton professors dig into the science of how AI is quietly reshaping the way we think, learn, and communicate. The biggest risk? Passive use.
Read the full insight here:
https://t.co/yXnpBeHvOS
#PennAIMonth #WhartonAI

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Every AI discussion ultimately rests on two questions: how good can AI get? And how fast? They are predictions about the s-curve shape.

Everything else (job impact, potential risks, etc.) is downstream of those questions. I think it would be useful to focus on them more often.

[Forbes Ecuador @forbesecuador]

#Opinión | @jpdelal plantea que el deterioro económico y social de los hombres menores de 30 años es un riesgo sistémico ignorado por las empresas y gobiernos.

Lee más aquí: https://t.co/6wEKDWissE

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[Evan Luthra @EvanLuthra]

🚨RESEARCHERS JUST MATHEMATICALLY PROVED THAT AI LAYOFFS WILL DESTROY THE ECONOMY.. AND EVERY CEO ALREADY KNOWS IT.. BUT NONE OF THEM CAN STOP..

Two researchers from UPenn and Boston University just published a paper called "The AI Layoff Trap"..

They proved something terrifying..

Every company replacing workers with AI is also firing its own customers.. Every laid-off employee is someone who used to spend money.. When enough people lose their jobs.. Nobody can afford to buy anything.. And the companies that fired everyone go bankrupt selling products to an economy with no purchasing power..

Every CEO can see this coming.. The math is obvious.. Fire workers.. Lose customers.. Lose revenue.. Collapse..

But here's the trap..

No company can afford to stop..

If you don't automate.. Your competitor will.. They cut costs.. Undercut your prices.. Steal your market share.. And you die anyway..

So every company automates.. Knowing it's collectively suicidal.. Because the alternative is dying alone while everyone else survives..

It's a Prisoner's Dilemma.. And the researchers proved it mathematically..

The numbers are already stacking up..

Block cut nearly half its 10,000 employees this year.. CEO Jack Dorsey said AI made those roles unnecessary and that "within the next year, the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion"..

Salesforce replaced 4,000 customer support agents with AI..

Goldman Sachs deployed an AI coder that lets one senior engineer do the work of a five-person team..

Over 100,000 tech workers were laid off in 2025 alone.. AI was cited as the primary driver in more than half the cases..

80% of US workers hold jobs with tasks susceptible to AI automation..

And here's what should scare policymakers..

The researchers tested every proposed solution..

Universal Basic Income.. Doesn't fix it.. It raises living standards but doesn't change a single company's incentive to automate..

Capital income taxes.. Don't fix it.. They change profit levels but not the per-task decision to replace a human..

Worker equity and profit sharing.. Narrows the gap but can't close it..

Collective bargaining.. Can't fix it.. Because automating is a dominant strategy.. No voluntary agreement between companies is self-enforcing..

Only one thing works.. A Pigouvian automation tax.. A per-task charge that forces every company to pay for the demand it destroys when it fires a worker..

The researchers call it a "Red Queen effect".. Better AI doesn't solve the problem.. It makes it worse.. Because every company sees a bigger market share gain from automating faster than rivals.. But at the end.. Everyone automates equally.. The gains cancel out.. And the only thing left is more destroyed demand..

The paper's conclusion is devastating..

This isn't a transfer from workers to company owners.. Both sides lose.. Workers lose their income.. Companies lose their customers.. It's a deadweight loss that harms everyone..

And no market force can break the cycle..

The AI layoff trap isn't a prediction.. It's already happening.. And the math says it won't stop on its own.

[Juan Pablo Del Alcázar Ponce ✪ @jpdelal]

El colapso demográfico masculino: Un riesgo sistémico para el consumo y la estabilidad en la región https://t.co/KuZ4wCu1fB

[Juan Pablo Del Alcázar Ponce ✪ @jpdelal]

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You don’t have to update the Gem when your file changes.

Just update the Doc, and the Gem automatically knows the new rules.

[Juan Pablo Del Alcázar Ponce ✪ @jpdelal]

¿Por qué falla la IA en las empresas? El rol crítico de la gobernanza de datos - Mentinno Insights https://t.co/9FlHH96wYG

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[Miguel Angel Escotet @DrEscotet]

Universities have long been considered pillars of knowledge, innovation, and societal progress. However, recently, higher education institutions worldwide have encountered significant challenges that threaten the quality of the education they provide. These issues range from financial constraints, faculty dedication to teaching, and outdated curricula to the growing emphasis on commercialization and a mental health crisis among students. In this article, I examine the top ten most pressing quality issues facing universities today.

You can read the full article at https://t.co/AdYm3L5bYr

[Miguel Angel Escotet @DrEscotet]

"El ser humano es el gran peligro, y lamentablemente no somos conscientes de ello". • CARL GUSTAV JUNG • “The human being is the great danger, and we are pitifully unaware of it.”

[Section @section__ai]

The bad news for marketers: your predictable channels are going away. The good news: AI will help you get closer to where your buyers are. We’ll show you how on January 29 at the AI Marketing Strategy Summit: https://t.co/ruuTl0kOC1

[Juan Pablo Del Alcázar Ponce ✪ @jpdelal]

¡Tus insights de la edición 97 de Mentinno IA ya están aquí!

En esta edición:

🌐 Google Gemini 3
🎭 Conversaciones después de la muerte
📚 Aprende Python con IA personalizada

👉 https://t.co/JpjfEi2pnc

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