In this debate about AI-assisted email writing, one question doesn't get asked: "Are you truly communicating if AI is writing the emails for you?" In the worst case, you have two AIs writing to each other something no human ever reads. #AI #email #communication

I don't think that the US needs guardrails on AI in government as much as we need Congress to rethink its role. Most of the oversight actions from our legislative branch, from constant Impeachments to the government shutdowns, have become simply performative. #AI #regulation

I find it very optimistic to predict that the end of Sora will bring sanity into the AI sector. It's more likely that they just find another pointless vanity project in their hunt for human-like AGI. #AI www.fastcompany.com/...

Free Software Friday! Good monitoring can help spot problems before they become an issue. With Prometheus, it is rather simple to build tech monitoring and create time series. #freesoftwarefriday #opensource #monitoring

Leaders of the civil society? Researchers and scientists? Nope, the new appointments to the AI advisory council are exclusively ballroom-donating CEOs. But I'm sure they are all just appointed for their visions and leadership qualities. #AI #politics www.reuters.com/busi...

The push for a digital currency is meant to make the world less dependent on the whims of US politics. That wouldn't work if the infrastructure behind it were run by US companies, subservient to the US president and his ballroom. #politics #cloud #digitalsovereignty

The global south is waking up to the fact that dependencies on a few cloud service providers might not be in their best national interest. Too bad it took a war and some exploding datacenters to reach that state. #digitalsovereignty

Honored to share my story with Voyage Washington. We dug into open source, digital sovereignty, and what it really takes to scale in an AI-driven world. voyagewashington.com... #leadership #AI #digitalsovereignty #mentorship #boards

We don’t always need more tech in classrooms. Sometimes the smartest move is knowing when to unplug. Why less tech might mean better learning, find out: www.korte.co/2026/03... #EdTech #Education #Leadership #DigitalTransformation

Given that the search market is dominated by one company, a call for a new engine might be prudent. Yet, the bigger issue won't be building it. The problem will be to get people to change their habits and actually use it. #digitalsovereignty #searchengine

Avoiding vendor Lock-in is now one of the driving forces behind Open Source adoption in Europe. It clearly shows that IT leaders have understood that you cannot be at the mercy of a single vendor or foreign government. #digitalsovereignty #opensource

The call for Big Tech providers to pay their fair share for Open Source isn't new. Yet, the cost AI has on selective Open Source projects is giving the issue a new urgency. #opensource #AI #costs

It's genuinely worrying how many Tech companies don't have a plan B for what they will do if their AI gambit fails. Given the amount of money that poured into the sector, it should be likewise concerning how many investors don't have a plan B. #AI #investment

Language Models can be wrong for a variety of reasons. The Forbes Tech Council is featuring 17 experts, including me, to offer a glimpse of the ever-growing list of technical and organizational problems that cause LLMs to give idiotic and narcissistic answers. #AI www.forbes.com/counc...

Most foundational model AI companies in the US don't offer custom models. Thus, it's no wonder that researchers and smaller companies default to open source. The sole focus on cost shouldn't be a sufficient explanation. #AI #models #opensource www.bloomberg.com/ne...#AI

It's a bit telling that a telco magazine forgets that the last time telcos resisted interoperability, the government forced their hand. Maybe, more regulation is what's needed in today's cutting-edge technology as well. #tech #interroperability #digitalsovereignty

Data Ownership is about maintaining control over your data. www.korte.co/jtbb #data #governance #board

Looks like IBM is concerned about its revenue outside of the US. Yet, not concerned enough to change themselves or lobby for sensible US politics. #digitalsovereignty

So far, it seems like wishful thinking that AI will improve how we have discourse on social media. #AI #socialmedia

What is the chance of the US adopting comprehensive privacy laws? My cynical guess is slim to none. After all, most privacy-minded individuals don't donate to political campaigns or finance ballrooms. #privacy #regulation

It's strange how many parents believe that coding camps and AI classes are the most important aspects of growing up in a tech-driven world. What about curiosity, empathy, and good citizenship? #AI #parenting

So, a significant part of European companies are afraid that their access to the US clouds might be cut off. Yet, most have no plan on how to deal with it. Seems like solid business planning. #digitalsovereignty

It's so weird. Why would the regulation be any different if I create misleading ads with AI or not? Shouldn't the goal be simply to ban misleading ads? #AI #politics #ads

If you don't sanitize AI training data, you get AI worrying about it being replaced by AI. I guess worrying about AI is now something we can outsource to AI. #AI #jobs

It's an interesting debate about how AI changes the job prospects for new graduates. However, we shouldn't forget that humans decide on strategy, hiring, and AI use. #AI #governance #humanresources

So, first Google overwhelmed many open-source projects with pointless AI bug submissions, not its feeling the brunt of the attack itself. Karma? #opensource #AI #bugs

After the US has shut down the email accounts of ICC prosecutors and former EU commissioners, it doesn't seem too far-fetched a question to ask whether it could happen to less political citizens, if they say the wrong thing. #digitalsovereignty

It's an interesting take to compare Digital Sovereignty and the disruptions during COVID. COVID showed us how an overly centralized manufacturing network can falter. Yet, too many companies accept the same concentration in their IT departments. #digitalsovereignty

I just realized that my alma mater currently has students who weren't yet born when I attended. I am getting old. #age

Calling Big Tech's AI push digital colonization seems harsh. Yet, the more you read about their resource exploitation, spying, and military intervention, the more it seems accurate to apply that label to OpenAI, Meta, Alibaba, and Co. #AI #colonization

It's great when courts push for cybersecurity as they digitize their work. However, it would be even better to do that BEFORE you put information online. #cybersecurity #data

I don't know whether the part of the government with the biggest bombs and guns is really the part to engage in vibe coding to simplify and "democratize" their jobs. I think expertise and diligence might be needed before something goes boom. #AI #vibecoding #dod

Free Software Friday! Shout out to nginx. The web server runs a considerable chunk of the modern internet, either directly or as a proxy server. Yet, we seldom recognize its importance. #webserver #freesoftwarefriday #opensource #unsungheros https://nginx.org/

AI is built to be a people-pleaser and to gain our trust. We should rethink our relationship and see it more as the tool that it is. #AI #psychology

Let's hope the push for cybersecurity in AI leads to broader cybersecurity changes in IT. #AI #cybersecurity www.forbes.com/sites...

And whenever you think you have seen it all ... Now, developing countries have to sign away decades of health data to gain access to the crumbs left after the dismantling of USAID. The US government has gone from humanitarian aid to an AI data broker. #data #AI #foreignaid

Who really owns your data—your company or your vendors? Data ownership has become a board‑level question about control, risk, and AI‑era value. New blog: why it matters and what boards must ask. 🔗 Read more: www.korte.co/2026/03... #data #digitalsovereignty #board #governance

AI Projects work best when you know your goals. My latest Forbes Tech Council article looks at how to turn an AI initiative into a success. #AI #models #strategy www.forbes.com/counc...

Don't allow sovereignty washing is an important message for any regulator. Let's hope the EU commission listens and doesn't let Agent Orange pressure them. #digitalsovereignty #regulation

On the one hand, it is great that Big Tech is contributing to the Open-Source software that underpins their business models. On the other hand, it feels a bit like they are trying to plaster over the AI problems they themselves created. #opensource #cybersecurity #AI

The way ChatGPT and Co. give financial advice might violate the law in several countries. After all, they are neither registered as financial advisors nor fit into any of the exception categories. Too bad the current administration and SEC are unlikely to do something about it. #financialadvice #AI

Sovereign technology doesn't mean you cannot cooperate and pool resources. It just means not to let anyone bully you. #digitalsovereignty #internationalcooperation

Why does the headline and teaser make it sound like it is a bad idea to banish apps that can undress people, including children? #AI #regulation

That feels a bit like buying illicit substances. You can take the first hit of OpenAI's coding tools for free, but in the long term, you'll have to sell them your soul. #opensource #AI

Training turns cybersecurity vulnerabilities into strength. www.korte.co/awbp #cybersecurity #cybertraining #emotions

It is fascinating, that much of the global south sees the risks of building dependencies on a few Big Tech vendors, both for software and hardware.

As with so many things, if you teach Open Source early on, you can build on that foundation. Unfortunately, too many institutions still serve as training grounds for the use of privacy-destroying, proprietary software. #opensource #education

Well, layoffs at Meta were yesterday's news. Today, they found a couple of billion dollars for new AI spending. #AI #spending #layoffs

With the next rounds of "AI layoffs" upon us, it might be time to remind Boards and CEOs that hopes and dreams aren't viable business strategies. Not even when used with AI. #governance #strategy #AI

Before we spend the next trance of billions of dollars we don't have on eroding civil rights, could we at least ask, what the result of the last trainload of money was? Somehow, all this surveillance money does very little in stopping terrorism. #surveillance #AI #terrorism