Welcome to Rolf's blog

My topics: analyses of geopolitics, energy and artificial intelligence – and alongside them physics, photography and travel.



Hi, I'm Rolf from Germany.

In my blog posts I write about my personal thoughts, experiences and more.



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Blog Timeline

Oct 10

Who Is Actually Paying for the Iran War?

The oil bill has winners and losers. The highest price is paid by those who appear in no oil statistics.

On 6 October, Reuters reported that oil exports from the Persian Gulf had picked up significantly. .....

Apr 17

Strategic AI and the Risk of Monoculture

Why resilient security architecture requires epistemic diversity

Recent reports suggest that the United States Department of Defense is exploring deeper cooperation with a limited number of leading technology companies in the development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence systems. .....

Nov 09

A new guideline for trustworthy AI

Why reliable truth cannot arise from restricted knowledge sources

The public debate on artificial intelligence oscillates between two extremes:  on one hand the fear of losing control, and on the other the urge to accelerate innovation out of fear of falling behind. Both lead to a dead end. .....

Aug 05

Climate change in science and politics

Me:

We had a discussion about a year ago, which you saved under the title "Climate development". But it had considerable shortcomings on your part. In particular, you suggested .....

ChatGPT: .....

Febr. 16

What is Dark Energy?

In 367 BC, a young man entered the academy of the philosopher Plato in Athens. His name was Aristotle. He became one of the most important philosophers and natural scientists in history. In his physics at the time, he rejected the existence of completely empty space .....