Missives from Dane

After six continents, 50 U.S. states, and over 100 countries and counting - I finally decided to start writing about the amazing people, crazy adventures, and unbelievable opportunities that have filled my life. Missives from Dane is a series of insights, ramblings, and hopefully occasionally inspiring thoughts from my life - on issues that are personal, professional, and just simply strange. I hope you enjoy them (or hopefully at least one of them).

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AI: the looming threat to global elections

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), there are few domains as vulnerable to its potentially destabilizing influence as elections. Over the coming years, AI’s role in global political processes is poised to expand—and not necessarily for the better.

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DeepSeek or DeepSpin: my experience with DeepSeek AI’s pro-china bias

Artificial intelligence promises to bring the world to our fingertips, offering answers with unprecedented speed and precision. Tools like China’s DeepSeek AI claim to represent the next frontier of this technology—streamlined, efficient, and capable of understanding complex questions. But from my own experience, the reality of DeepSeek AI is far more troubling. It’s not just what the platform says but what it refuses to say that should give us pause.

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