Dario Rodrigues

Why digital decentralization is the key to protecting democracy in an era dominated by AI-fueled disinformation. We live in an era where information is the lifeblood coursing through the veins of our global, interconnected, and digital society. However, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated algorithms on social media is intensifying levels of disinformation, […]

Porque é que a descentralização digital é a chave para proteger a democracia numa era dominada pela desinformação alimentada pela IA. Vivemos numa era em que a informação é o sangue que corre nas veias da nossa sociedade global, interconectada e digital. Contudo, a ascensão da inteligência artificial (IA) e de algoritmos sofisticados nas redes […]

Today, Prof. Dario Rodrigues, PhD, with the special collaboration of Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes, former Prime Minister of Portugal, launched an unmissable series of 20 episodes on YouTube (each about 3 minutes long), exploring how blockchain and AI impact democracy, privacy, and freedom. Based on the book “Digital Decentralization: Ethical Democracy via Blockchain and AI,” […]

In the early chapters of human civilization, trust had almost nothing to know or doubt. It resided in small circles of kinship and very close relations in families, clans, and tribes. In these united ancestral communities, trusting was as natural as breathing. Trust was built with face-to-face interactions, shared experiences, and mutual dependencies. Breaking the […]

1. Da confiança ancestral à situação atual Nos primeiros capítulos da civilização humana, a confiança não tinha quase nada que saber ou duvidar. Residia nos pequenos círculos de parentesco e relações muito próximas em famílias, clãs e tribos. Nestas unidas comunidades ancestrais, confiar era tão natural como respirar. A confiança era construída com interações cara […]

Fortunately, some leaders anticipate critical solutions: Sam Altman uses cryptography to protect humans from AI, and Elon Musk changes business models and mobilizes the community to prevent cancellation. After OpenAI’s Board of Directors fired Sam Altman, accusing him of ‘not being consistently sincere,’ many company employees who had helped create ChatGPT resigned or threatened to […]

In the current socioeconomic reality, money and power intertwine in a corrosive cycle that weakens fundamental human values and fuels corruption, with war and arms trade being the most devastating examples. There is an urgent need to rethink the one-dimensional nature of our monetary system, where financial incentives are deeply disconnected from human values. The […]

Elon Musk can help free humanity from predatory business models and expose the viral spreading of dangerous beliefs. Greed and partisanship influence false memories and leads individuals to accept pseudo-lies as accurate, increasing citizens’ predisposition to assimilate fake news and false narratives. It is not enough to observe the polarized electoral results in several European […]

By creating technologies, human beings shifted from contemplating nature to manipulating it, which led to millennia of extraordinary progress. However, technologies are a double-edged sword; the downside we always have to bear is that risks increase with technology’s effectiveness; unfortunately, these risks are sometimes misunderstood. All recognize the nuclear threat, but many underestimate the danger […]