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Rafael Hernández de Santiago
Rafael Hernández de Santiago, viscount of Espes, is a Spanish national residing in Saudi Arabia and working at the Gulf Research Center. He holds a doctorate in ethics and artificial intelligence, a master’s degree in international relations, and a certificate from the leadership program for public management at IESE. He has wide professional experience in general and institutional management, business development, international management, strategic management, and international relations, both in the private and public sectors.
Latest published
When algorithms run our relationships
By the time Carrie Bradshaw finished wondering whether we could ever truly know a man, the rest of us were already trying to decode an algorithm.
The real danger isn’t AI, it’s human stupidity
By the time you read this, someone, somewhere, will have blamed artificial intelligence for something profoundly human.
Techville and the age of the 90-second tragedy
In the fictional city of Techville, a cultural revolution did not arrive with fireworks or philosophical manifestos. It arrived quietly, on mobile screens, between two notifications.
In Techville, the conscience has gone digital
They used to say that the greatest victory of modernity was self-awareness — the moment when humanity, like a newborn before the mirror, recognized its reflection and said: “This is me.”
A Christmas carol in Techville
In the prosperous city of Techville, where towers of glass shimmered like icicles and drones hummed softly above snow-dusted rooftops, there lived a man named Edwin Computon, chief director of the Office of Intelligent Systems.
Designing AI for a humane future in Techville
In the bustling fictional city of Techville, where algorithms shape daily routines and data flows faster than the desert wind, a new debate has emerged among policymakers, entrepreneurs, and citizens: can technology be not only ethical but also beautiful?
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