Curated
Is Claude conscious? Richard Dawkins thinks so. Julia Greene disagrees, and makes the case that anthropomorphising AI is not a flaw in our reasoning but a deeply human reflex, one that tech companies are very good at turning to their advantage.
AI is often presented as a threat to human connection. Stéphanie Milcent, CEO of Synergie Family, argues the opposite: for social impact organisations, AI is freeing up time for what matters most, the people they serve.
At the World News Media Congress by WAN-IFRA in Marseille (1–3 June 2026), the New York Times Chairman and Publisher A.G. Sulzberger called on publishers to unite against AI giants. Charles Salvaudon traces the legal, economic and cultural battle taking shape around training data.
From tracking players to scouting talent, AI is quietly reshaping football. Selim Kebaier, founder of STAT12, explains how data performance analytics works, what it can already do, and what comes next as the 2026 World Cup kicks off today.
AI is not just a technological shift: it is a human one. Laurent Barlet, engineering executive, argues that the real challenge lies in culture, trust, and method, not in access to tools.
Floriano Bollettini, GM for Italy at Albert School, argues that AI hasn't ended work: it's ended the tolerance for slow professional maturation. The scarce resource now is judgment, not output.
AI thinks in one language. Italo Marconi argues that by delegating thinking to language models trained on Anglophone data, companies are silently eroding their cognitive diversity and competitive edge, without even noticing it.
Geopolitics is no longer a backdrop. It shapes every business decision. Charles Salvaudon, author of "Understanding the World to Make Better Decisions", explains why all companies, regardless of size, must integrate geopolitical risk into their strategy to survive and compete.
From Lazard to Ardian, Matteo Bianchi turned down Morgan Stanley to build something more meaningful. Albert School Switzerland's director talks to Floriano Bollettini about ambition, reinvention, and why the "safe" path is not always the right one.
Long before capital comes into play, what tips the scales for an investor is something harder to measure: chemistry, conviction, a clear grasp of the problem. Elena Lavezzi, CEO of Znext, and Alfredo Palena, co-founder of Ekory, speak from both sides of the table.
Albert School's programs just earned state-recognized grades from France's Ministry of Higher Education. Olivier Rodot, Director of Studies for Albert School Programs at Mines Paris – PSL, explains what this means for students, the institution, and the future of AI education.
Julia Greene, a Master's student at Albert School's Madrid campus, shares how GenAI is actually used in education and why the real issue isn’t the technology, but how we learn, think, and assess in an AI-driven world.
Sydney Rebecca Sala, Albert School Milan student, reports on Lorenzo Fioramonti's February 2026 visit, a challenge to rethink progress itself, from GDP obsession to regenerative economies and systems thinking.
By Davide Facchinelli, maths lecturer at Albert School and former tech recruiter at Bending Spoons. Data science skills helped him recruit — but were they necessary? A practitioner's honest answer to a question most teams get wrong.
AI has made execution cheap, so execution is no longer your edge. What moats still hold, how fundraising has changed, and what founders must think before they build. By Thomas Le Forestier, lecturer on the Master in Finance, Data & AI.
A geopolitical scholar reflects on power, doubt, and inner freedom — from lessons for a 16-year-old to questions for 2050. A quiet argument for lucidity over certainty, and for inhabiting your era rather than simply passing through it.
Nadia Garfunkel, educator and communications consultant, reflects on her first year teaching business at Albert School, sharing insights on classroom methods, flexible curricula, and engaging students with real-world case studies in a rapidly changing educational environment.
A philosophical exploration of whether understanding code matters in the age of no-code platforms and AI-assisted development. Does building without coding make you a creator or just an assembler? Written by Yagiz Yigit, teacher at Albert School and Charles Thepaut, Bachelor student in Madrid.
An immersive two-week Summer School in Geneva where high school students explore AI, data, and entrepreneurship through hands-on projects, expert mentoring, and real-world business challenges, in partnership with Institut Florimont and Albert School.
