Jan. 1, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — In 2026, you are protected by a new generation of laws—specifically Article 86 of the EU AI Act and Article 22 of the UK/EU GDPR. These laws give you a “Right to Explanation” when a “high-risk” AI (the kind used in the AI Economy for jobs, loans, or insurance) makes a decision about you. Continue reading
Jan. 1, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The “Fifth Industrial Revolution” (5IR), is a shift from tools that we control to environments that control themselves. It frames the future not as a collection of gadgets, but as a totalizing system—the “Cathedral”—where the infrastructure itself makes moral and economic decisions. The Dark Industrial Cathedral is built on surveillance, extraction, and algorithmic control. The primary task for 5IR leaders is “engineering ethics into infrastructure” by embedding human values directly into the code. Continue reading