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Do We Still Need Central Banks in the Age of AI? — Why Should a Small Clique Still Decide the Global Market?

Web3 & Cypherpunks2026.09.02
Do We Still Need Central Banks in the Age of AI? — Why Should a Small Clique Still Decide the Global Market?
At the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in August 2026, Princeton University economist Markus Brunnermeier proposed a future that would make central banks uneasy: AI agents in financial markets may understand central banks faster and more deeply than humans do. These agents can simultaneously analyze macro data, policy documents, historical decisions, officials’ speeches, and market reactions, inferring the policy function of the central bank from all of it; human central banks, by contrast, may not even be able to understand the market behavior formed collectively by countless AI agents. Brunnermeier called this situation “asymmetric understanding,” and on that basis imagined that central banks might in the future have to retreat…
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Sep 2, 2026
Machines Can Ban Accounts, and Regulators Must Also Explain—On the Uber Case and the GDPR

Culture & Public Commentary2026.08.24
Machines Can Ban Accounts, and Regulators Must Also Explain—On the Uber Case and the GDPR
The Dutch Data Protection Authority recently slapped Uber with an €825 million fine, on the grounds that between 2018 and 2022 Uber had used an automated system to suspend or disable some drivers’ accounts, yet had not adequately informed the drivers of the existence and basis of the automated decisions, nor provided the human intervention required under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The case originated from complaints by French drivers. Because Uber’s European headquarters are in the Netherlands, the Dutch regulator ultimately led the investigation. Uber denied that the permanent disabling was entirely machine-made, argued that the fine was wildly disproportionate, and has already announced an appeal. This money…
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Aug 24, 2026
AI, Freedom, and the Formation of the Self

Philosophy & Thought2026.08.15
AI, Freedom, and the Formation of the Self
As usual, I asked ChatGPT to engage in a philosophical dialogue: GPT first posed the question, and after several rounds of discussion it helped me turn it into a polished essay. The question is as follows: Does freedom necessarily mean “I make the decisions myself”? Imagine an artificial intelligence that knows you better than you know yourself. It is familiar with your character, your physical condition, your long-term goals, and it remembers every choice you have ever regretted. It does not force you; it merely arranges your life for you: It recommends the books, jobs, and trips that suit you best; it judges which people are worth befriending and which…
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Aug 15, 2026
In the Name of Transparency, Opaque Watermarks—On the EU’s AI Text Marking Regulations

AI & Scholarship2026.08.11
In the Name of Transparency, Opaque Watermarks—On the EU’s AI Text Marking Regulations
As of August 2, the transparency obligations of Article 50 of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act have come into effect. Providers of AI systems that generate text, images, audio, and video must ensure that outputs carry machine-readable markings and can be identified as human-generated or human-modified; the publication of deepfake content, as well as AI text involving the public interest that has not been reviewed and edited under human responsibility, must also be disclosed to the public. The transparency code of conduct drafted by the EU is voluntary to participate in, but the Article 50 requirement itself is legally binding. With the new rules now in force, Anthropic announced that…
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Aug 11, 2026
Women’s Sports Are Not an Identity Alliance—On Transgender Participation in Competition

Culture & Public Commentary2026.08.10
Women’s Sports Are Not an Identity Alliance—On Transgender Participation in Competition
Two former NBA players, Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White, have recently announced in succession that they plan to seek entry into the 2027 WNBA draft as transgender women. Both men’s remarks clearly carry the flavor of political protest and a stress test of the rules, rather than an ordinary application for participation that has already been recognized by the league. The WNBA’s current collective bargaining agreement only stipulates that only female players are eligible to participate in the league, but it does not further specify whether “female” here is determined by gender identity, sex assigned at birth, physical development, or some other standard. League Commissioner Cathy Engelbertlater said that…
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Aug 10, 2026
On Wang Hong, Math Olympiad Competitions, and the Freedom to Run Schools

Culture & Public Commentary2026.07.31
On Wang Hong, Math Olympiad Competitions, and the Freedom to Run Schools
On July 23, Wang Hong and Deng Yu received the 2026 Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Philadelphia. Both were undergraduate alumni of Peking University, class of 2007. The International Mathematical Union’s commendation of Wang Hong was not limited to her role in solving the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture; it also encompassed a series of achievements in harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory, including problems such as local smoothing, Fourier restriction, Falconer distance sets, and planar Furstenberg sets. After the award was announced, Wang Hong’s student years were rapidly rewritten into several mutually opposed educational parables. One narrative emphasizes the foundational training in Peking University’s mathematics department,…
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Jul 31, 2026
A Philosophical Discussion of Reality and Happiness (vs. ChatGPT)

Enlightenment & the Spirit of Freedom2026.07.21
A Philosophical Discussion of Reality and Happiness (vs. ChatGPT)
This is a philosophical dialogue I invited ChatGPT to have with me, and it felt pretty good. At first I wanted it to generate an article, but when I read it, I thought it was only so-so, so I decided to just post the whole conversation instead (with section headings added). The generated article is at the end as well. ## 1. Reality, Happiness, and the Subject of Choice **Hu Yilin** Please discuss a philosophical problem with me. You ask me the questions, and after several rounds of back-and-forth, you should help me organize my views into an article. **ChatGPT5.6SolPro** All right, I’ll try to be more like a conversational…
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Jul 21, 2026
From the China Zun Incident to AI Governance: Hu Yilin on New Technologies, Safety, and Social Mobility

AI & Scholarship2026.06.29
From the China Zun Incident to AI Governance: Hu Yilin on New Technologies, Safety, and Social Mobility
IntroductionAfter the Beijing CITIC Tower, “China Zun,” was struck by a small aircraft, low-altitude flight safety once again became a public issue. But in the view of technology philosophy researcher Hu Yilin, this accident should not be understood only as a low-altitude economy risk; it should be discussed within a much larger problem: whenever a new technology moves into mass use, society always tightens control in the name of safety, but whether that control is effective, who bears its costs, and who enjoys its benefits are often far more worth asking than the question of “whether we need safety” itself. After the China Zun accident, low-altitude safety was pushed into…
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Jun 29, 2026
Freedom is the root, plurality is the end; one cannot sacrifice freedom in order to protect plurality

Enlightenment & the Spirit of Freedom2026.06.24
Freedom is the root, plurality is the end; one cannot sacrifice freedom in order to protect plurality
The Singapore government recently required YouTube, Facebook, and X to block 14 pieces of online content targeting the Indian community. Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said these posts attacked the Indian community and undermined Singapore’s multiracial social model, and that the relevant content may have originated on Chinese platforms. The police issued directives to the platforms under the Online Criminal Harms Act, requiring them to bar Singapore users from accessing the relevant content. This incident has drawn attention not only because it involves racial issues, but also because it touches the core of Singapore’s mode of governance: in a modern city-state that places a high value on social harmony, multiracial…
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Jun 24, 2026
AI Regulation Must Not Become a New Despotism in the Technological Age

AI & Scholarship2026.06.24
AI Regulation Must Not Become a New Despotism in the Technological Age
Recently, the U.S. government, citing national security, asked Anthropic to suspend foreign nationals’ access to its frontier large models Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Anthropic then announced that, in order to ensure compliance, it would take both models offline for all users. This incident quickly sent shockwaves through the AI industry: if one country can, on security grounds, suddenly cut off global users’ access to frontier AI, then what exactly is AI—a commercial service, a piece of public infrastructure, or a new kind of strategic weapon? In the public discussion surrounding this incident, opinion quickly split into two camps. One side believes that frontier large models may be used for…
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Jun 24, 2026

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