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Scenario prompt 4 September 2025
The scenario prompt for today is the Chief Geopolitical Officer (CGO). Remind me of a book “The end of the world is just beginning”. The collision of politics and regulation. The collapse of supply lines. It is becoming increasingly difficult to read the environment. All the more reason to invest in situational awareness and future fitness.
The other prompts are 25 books on AI, retail trends, rebooting dead body parts, continuous partial attention, Ayurveda, bacteria computers, digital twinning, the risk of agentic AI, and NHRs (Non-Human Resources).
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You are the upgrade
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
The 5 Biggest Retail Trends 2026
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelleykohan/2025/09/02/the-5-biggest-retail-trends-2026/
Chief Geopolitical Officer (CGO), retail media, AI, return to office, and social scrutiny. Also read https://www.ronimmink.com/deglobalisation-and-system-collapse/
Scientists Have Rebooted Dead Body Parts. The Line Between Life and Death Is Blurring.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65832421/revive-dead-cells-organex/
Researchers are taking advantage of a timed window during which they can restore cellular function to organs, saving at least parts of the human body. Even the brain of a pig has been partially revived.
Heineken and Uber disrupt Netflix binges to push viewers from screens to social scenes
Heineken’s Netflix intervention represents a sophisticated approach to combating “continuous partial attention” — the modern tendency to split focus between multiple screens and platforms.
Ayurveda in the lab: Ancient wisdom meets modern scientific exploration
Ayurveda, an ancient Indian system, is gaining traction.
‘Living computers’: Scientists plan to turn bacteria into digital processors
https://interestingengineering.com/science/living-computers-bacteria-digital-processors
The most powerful computer might one day be made of living cells instead of silicon and wires.
First, Digital Twins of Patients, Now a Digital Twin of a Doctor
https://www.rtinsights.com/first-digital-twins-of-patients-now-a-digital-twin-of-a-doctor/
Unlike traditional virtual assistants, this digital twin is trained on Dr. Mansoor’s public health expertise, thought process, unique medical expertise, published work, and educational content. It is built on a medical-specific large language model (LLM) designed to understand health-related conversations with contextual relevance — while operating strictly within pre-defined educational boundaries.
Reducing Agentic AI Risk in the Enterprise: A Playbook for Corporate Leaders
The Promise and the Peril of Agentic AI
Your smartest employee might not be human
https://www.techradar.com/pro/your-smartest-employee-might-not-be-human
Just as human workers come under the umbrella of human resources (HR), it’s useful to think of agents as non-human resources (NHRs). Just like humans, there are costs to employing NHRs
