The Detectionist
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🗞️ Signal Detection #18 (opens the original)
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Hello everyone, and happy September!In this edition, we’ll look at four signals that are slowly shaping the future of information, intelligence, and decision systems in the age of digital sovereignty and AI.The signals are:There are already more non-human users online than actual humans Google acquiring an airline’s data to train AI following the airline’s bankruptcyAI used to build a deceptively credible research institutionReddit is the most cited source by LLMs, and companies look for ways to
The Doctor Gave Him a Pamphlet. He Built a Medical Warning System. (opens the original)
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Hello everyone!This week, I’m bringing you the story behind HabitCure, a US-based company in what I'd call health intelligence — the space between the flood of data our bodies now generate through wearables and lab tests, and the handful of decisions that data should actually inform. If you’ve ever read my first article that explains the types of decision intelligence products, this is an insight product applied to healthcare. I sat down for a conversati
🗞️ Signal Detection #17 (opens the original)
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Hello everyone, and happy August!As you already know by now, I’m working hard to look for interesting insights and products from the industry, and this edition is dedicated to acoustic detection. The range of potential applications of acoustic detection is pretty wide, and we can find early examples that date back to the 1930s in the UK and predated radar. Back then, “sound mirrors” were placed on the British coast so observers could hear incoming enemy bombers, providing detection at night and
Where would you build the FIFA for AI? (opens the original)
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Hello everyone!⚽️ 🏆 The FIFA World Cup 2026 is over, and in the spirit of international sports, collaboration, and (healthy) competition, I’d like to pose a big question for you. In which city (or cities) would you build the future FIFA for AI? I’m giving you the quick scenario in this short video, and I’m looking forward to seeing your responses to the poll. Let’s use our collective imagination and try to envision a more collaborative future around AI rather than an infinite arms race. After al
🗞️ Signal Detection #16 (opens the original)
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Hello everyone,I’ve recently attended the yearly Startupfest event in Montreal that brings together a good chunk of the Canadian startup ecosystem, and I’m bringing you some signals and thoughts from there - this time in a video format, with a short written summary.If you’re interested in the future of information, intelligence, and decision systems, I invite you to stay connected and subscribe to The Detectionist now.<a class="button primary" href="https://thedetectionist.sub
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