Dan Pratl believes the credibility economy is coming and it will redefine value in the age of AI
Dan Pratl believes the credibility economy is coming and it will redefine value in the age of AI

A growing sense of unease is shaping how professionals engage with artificial intelligence, particularly as its capabilities expand across information creation and execution. Dan Pratl, founder of Quadron, believes this anxiety reflects a deeper struct…

When the machine asks you to stay
When the machine asks you to stay

In October 2025, Sam Altman posted a message on X that ended with a single, carefully placed promise. ChatGPT, he said, would soon allow verified adults to access erotica. He framed it as a matter of principle: treating adults like adults. The internet…

A New Way to Improve Your Chances
A New Way to Improve Your Chances

What is it worth to increase your chance of success? Or to reduce the chance of a costly failure? For most of modern history, we have not been able to answer those questions clearly. We have relied on averages: simple, clean, and often misleading. That…

AI benchmarks are broken. Here’s what we need instead.

For decades, artificial intelligence has been evaluated through the question of whether machines outperform humans. From chess to advanced math, from coding to essay writing, the performance of AI models and applications is tested against that of individual humans completing tasks.  This framing is seductive: An AI vs. human comparison on isolated problems with clear…

The largest AI survey ever reveals what humans actually want
The largest AI survey ever reveals what humans actually want

Anthropic’s massive AI interview study isn’t really about technology. It’s the largest mirror ever held up to human desire. In December 2025, a software engineer in Mexico finished his workday early enough to pick up his children from school. A lawyer …

AI amplifies whatever you feed it, including confusion
AI amplifies whatever you feed it, including confusion

Most organizations are not failing at AI because of technology. They are failing because they do not know which data actually matters, and they are scaling that confusion faster than ever. At a time when investment continues to surge, the expectation i…

OpenAI Sora is gone. The artists are still working.
OpenAI Sora is gone. The artists are still working.

Last September, when OpenAI quietly released the Sora 2 app to the public, the discourse around it was not quiet at all. Commentators who had spent months watching the model’s preview clips, the golden retriever bounding through autumn leaves, the Toky…

Building the next wave of AI: Freddy del Barrio’s approach for a more human model of intelligent care
Building the next wave of AI: Freddy del Barrio’s approach for a more human model of intelligent care

In the ubiquitous age of artificial intelligence, the technology appears as if it is largely earmarked for optimizing the mechanics of work. Buzzwords like speed, automation, efficiency, and productivity often dominate conversations that are shaping th…

The most radical act in an age of outrage is to play
The most radical act in an age of outrage is to play

We are not divided by accident; we are distracted on purpose. The antidote to that manipulation is to reconnect with what makes us human, often through something as simple as play. Spend five minutes scrolling, and you can feel the machinery of social …

Two new hosts join Digital Trends

Meet the newest hosts joining the Digital Trends YouTube channel. Sam and Faiz introduce themselves, share the tech they’re most passionate about, and talk about the perspective they’ll bring to future videos. Expect more reviews, deep dives, and hands…