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HR Technology practitioner, enthusiast, and excited about the future of work and the intersection of HR and tech. -MBA, SHRM-SCP, GPHR, SPHR, PHRca, HRIP #SDGs

Irvine, California - Amor Fati
Joined August 2008
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China’s Smart Street Lights Generate Their Own Power with Vertical Wind Turbines by @Rainmaker1973 #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy
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Sunset Lovers Hill…❤️ After a long day I took my mind for a walk with Nature... Little did I know... I would end up on a date with the sunset...😊 And as I was watching the sun slowly moving towards the horizon... I was wondering… if somewhere on the other side of the world... someone there was waiting right now for the sun to rise... That would be lovely… Their sunrise. My sunset. Same sun saying goodbye and hello at the same time... Ohh... I just adore thoughts like this... ❤️Life... #NutritiousMind #Sunset #DeliciousVitality #Neuroaesthetics @smaksked @ALouiseLavalett @anamikadunknown @Earthles
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Fabrication platform could enable flexible, transparent next-generation photonic chips This scalable process produces high-performance chips for applications like discreet wearables or pliable augmented-reality displays ▶️ #AI #AR #SoC news.mit.edu/2026/fabricatio…
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What happens when three small birds discover that humanity is losing 380 smiles every day? Created by wisdomia.ai and MStudios, my team at ztudium and I used 𝐀𝐈 and 𝟑𝐃 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 to introduce The Switz Birds: Zipx, Dipx and Switx. The project is a showcase of our growing AI + 3D creation capabilities, bringing together AI-assisted production, 3D modelling, character design, cinematic storytelling and digital worldbuilding. In 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞, they break into the machine that keeps the world on time, press the one button they were told never to touch, and discover something unexpected: somewhere along the way, humans have been quietly losing their smiles. So they decide to steal them back. With a pipe organ, a shuriken, a periodic table and a lot of chaos. For me, the opportunity with AI is not simply to generate more content. It is to build new characters, universes and forms of storytelling where technology expands imagination rather than replacing it. 400 Smiles is playful on the surface but behind it sits a very human question: in a world increasingly optimised by machines, how much happiness are we quietly optimising away? Stay tune for the full The Switz Birds: 400 Smiles video soon. Share your thoughts in the comments below. #AIart️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ #3Danimation #3Dart #aianimation #digitalstorytelling #creativeai #futureofcreativity #aidna @enilev @JagersbergKnut @TysonLester @CurieuxExplorer @GlenGilmore @FrRonconii @chidambara09 @jeancayeux @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @RLDI_Lamy @pchamard @mikeflache @Fabriziobustama @EchoofLight11 @Mack1510019 @ipfconline1 @PawlowskiMario @drsharwood @kalydeoo @baski_LA @AnthonyRochand @smaksked @Eli_Krumova @andresvilarino @gvalan @AI_4_Healthcare @bimedotcom @arlenenewbigg @NewsNeus @domingonarvaez1 @bamitav @jornalistavitor @jblefevre60 @FmFrancoise @MHcommunicate @Corix_JC @c4trends @smoothsale @amalmerzouk @PVynckier @bbailey39 @ralf_ladner @mary_gambara
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For the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 2009, employees who say they are struggling on the job outnumber those who feel they’re thriving. In the Gallup research, they say no one at work cares about them. #LeadFromTheHeart #Leadership #WellBeing #HR
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#MyMondayMusings on... Perfection With each passing moment You are a little more perfect than a moment ago... And in each moment You are perfectly perfect just the way you are... A perfect sum of everything that is uniquely, beautifully and deliciously You... Divine perfection… Yet never still, never final… Always flowing, always expanding always evolving… Always! I'm in awe of You… ❤️ #NutritiousMind #MyMusings #SelfWorth #Perfection @smaksked @ALouiseLavalett @anamikadunknown @RagusoSergio @Havenlust @markpooler1 @BethFratesMD @sulefati7 @melanie_korach
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🚨🧠 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧-𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🚨🧠 واجهات الدماغ والحاسوب لم تعد خيالًا علميًا By 2030, neural integration could become one of the most transformative technological shifts of our time. From thought-to-text communication ➡️ cognitive enhancement ➡️ direct human-AI interaction The next interface may not be a screen anymore. It may be the human brain itself. 🧠 Key shifts already accelerating: 1️⃣ Non-invasive BCIs Higher-resolution neural sensing without surgery. 2️⃣ Thought-to-text communication Real-time decoding of human intent and speech. 3️⃣ Cognitive enhancement AI-assisted memory, focus & neurofeedback systems. 4️⃣ Medical transformation Restoring mobility, communication and potentially sensory function for people with neurological impairments. 5️⃣ Human-AI symbiosis Direct neural interaction with intelligent systems. ⚠️ But alongside innovation comes a new era of ethical questions: • Neural privacy • Cognitive security • Identity & autonomy • Ownership of brain data The future of AI may not just surround humanity. It may integrate with it. 🎯 By 2030, we may be entering the early stages of the neural era. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BrainComputerInterface #FutureTech #Innovation #AGI #HumanAI #DeepTech #AIRevolution #TechTrends @enilev @Jagersbergknut @TysonLester @CurieuxExplorer @GlenGilmore @FrRonconii @chidambara09 @jeancayeux @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @RLDI_Lamy @pchamard @mikeflache @Fabriziobustama @EchoofLight11 @Mack1510019 @ipfconline1 @PawlowskiMario @drsharwood @kalydeoo @baski_LA @AnthonyRochand @smaksked @Eli_Krumova @andresvilarino @gvalan @AI_4_Healthcare @bimedotcom @arlenenewbigg @NewsNeus @domingonarvaez1 @jornalistavitor @jblefevre60 @thomas_dettling @FmFrancoise @nafisalam @Mhcommunicate @Corix_JC @c4trends @smoothsale @amalmerzouk @PVynckier @bbailey39 @SiddharthKS @NathaliaLeHen @jasuja @ralf_ladner @mary_gambara
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🧠 Is #AI leading us toward #Singularity, or are we already losing control❓ هل يقودنا #الذكاء_الاصطناعي نحو التفرد التقني أم أننا بدأنا نفقد السيطرة بالفعل؟ Most people think this is about: → AI becoming smarter than humans → Machines taking over everything ➡️ It’s not. 🎯 1️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 Singularity is not a moment. It’s a shift in: ✔ Decision-making ✔ Control ✔ Power From: → Humans directing systems To: → Systems influencing humans ⚙️ 2️⃣ 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁 ➡️ We’ve moved from: → Human-limited intelligence to → Machine-accelerated intelligence The constraint is no longer capability ➡️ It’s alignment. 🌐 3️⃣ 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 AI is starting to: → Optimize itself → Learn continuously → Scale beyond human cycles This is where exponential change begins. ⚠️ 4️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 It’s not “AI becoming powerful” It’s: → Misaligned objectives → Uncontrolled scaling → Dependency on autonomous systems When systems optimize without context ➡️ outcomes drift. 🧬 5️⃣ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 Humans don’t disappear. They evolve toward: ✔ Oversight ✔ Ethics ✔ Strategic control Or integration with AI itself. 💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 Singularity is not about machines replacing humans. It’s about redefining: → intelligence → control → what it means to be human The real question: Who controls intelligence when it no longer needs us⁉️ #ArtificialIntelligence #Future #AIAlignment #Technology #Leadership #Innovation @enilev @Jagersbergknut @TysonLester @CurieuxExplorer @GlenGilmore @FrRonconii @chidambara09 @jeancayeux @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @RLDI_Lamy @pchamard @mikeflache @Fabriziobustama @EchoofLight11 @Mack1510019 @ipfconline1 @PawlowskiMario @drsharwood @kalydeoo @baski_LA @AnthonyRochand @smaksked @Eli_Krumova @andresvilarino @gvalan @AI_4_Healthcare @bimedotcom @arlenenewbigg @NewsNeus @domingonarvaez1 @bamitav @jornalistavitor @jblefevre60 @thomas_dettling @FmFrancoise @nafisalam @Mhcommunicate @Corix_JC @c4trends @smoothsale @amalmerzouk @PVynckier @bbailey39 @SiddharthKS @NathaliaLeHen @jasuja @ralf_ladner @mary_gambara
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It was a pure joy to meet the extraordinary @LynneMcTaggart in person!🥰 Delicious experience! She is such a warm & inspiring woman. A star of the Frequency movie & one of the world's foremost authorities on consciousness & the new science.👏 @smaksked @anamikadunknown
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