Jonathan Aberman
@jonathanaberman.bsky.social
Internationally recognized expert on AI human relations and innovation. Founder of Hupside. Partner in Ruxton Ventures and Executive in Residence at John Cabot University. Guitarist -- Two Car Living Room.
I’d like to do a little thought experiment with you. I have a tool that I can sell you. If you use it properly it will make your life better. But it can also kill you or your loved ones if you use it badly. What comes to mind? www.linkedin.com/pulse/ais-br...
AI’s Branding Problem
I’d like to do a little thought experiment with you. I have a tool that I can sell you.
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June 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I’d like to do a little thought experiment with you. I have a tool that I can sell you. If you use it properly it will make your life better. But it can also kill you or your loved ones if you use it badly. What comes to mind? www.linkedin.com/pulse/ais-br...
Yes GenAI is an investment bubble. But what will come next is more interesting. www.linkedin.com/pulse/yes-it...
Yes, it’s a Bubble — Look past it
Sometimes people accuse me of being a killjoy. Honestly, I just can’t help it.
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June 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Yes GenAI is an investment bubble. But what will come next is more interesting. www.linkedin.com/pulse/yes-it...
The value of taking things slow can often be overlooked. Slow food emphasizes quality, sustainability, and the joy of the culinary experience. Similarly, could slow AI promote thoughtful, ethical, and more human-centered approaches to technology? www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
Slow Down to Speed Up | Jonathan Aberman
Reflecting on a dinner in Rome, a good friend made an intriguing connection between slow food and slow AI. It got me thinking about my own preferences. Just as I don't enjoy fast food, I find myself q...
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June 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The value of taking things slow can often be overlooked. Slow food emphasizes quality, sustainability, and the joy of the culinary experience. Similarly, could slow AI promote thoughtful, ethical, and more human-centered approaches to technology? www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
I think that the current discussion around human originality being content that is created WITHOUT any AI is missing the point completely. The reality is that economically valuable originality ALWAYS has been measured against the commonplace.
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After AI: Two Kinds of Originality That Will Actually Matter
We are entering a world where artificial intelligence can produce competent, plausible output in almost every domain — writing, code, design, analysis, strategy. For many purposes, “good enough” is no...
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June 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I think that the current discussion around human originality being content that is created WITHOUT any AI is missing the point completely. The reality is that economically valuable originality ALWAYS has been measured against the commonplace.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/after-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/after-...
Independent research led by Georgetown neuroscientist Professor Adam Green — co-founder of Hupside— analyzed more than 370,000 college application essays. The personal essay, long the most reliable signal in holistic admissions, no longer functions as one.
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370,000 Student Essays Can’t be wrong: GenAI has broken College Admissions
When we started Hupside, we kept getting the same question: why does measuring originality matter now? The New York Times answered it better than we ever could. Rebecca Winthrop (Brookings) wrote a pi...
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May 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Independent research led by Georgetown neuroscientist Professor Adam Green — co-founder of Hupside— analyzed more than 370,000 college application essays. The personal essay, long the most reliable signal in holistic admissions, no longer functions as one.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/370000...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/370000...
The Pope's thoughts on AI and humans got me thinking.... www.linkedin.com/pulse/render...
Render to Ceasar?
Religion and technology collided last weekend. The Pope's first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.
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May 26, 2026 at 8:19 AM
The Pope's thoughts on AI and humans got me thinking.... www.linkedin.com/pulse/render...
Wonder why you are bothered by AI Slop? It's a symptom of why AI is being rejected. And why a new signal of where value is being added is necessary in a post AI world: Original Intelligence. www.linkedin.com/pulse/signal...
Signal Collapse: AI’s Dark Underside
I want to do a quick experiment with you. I wrote this essay myself.
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May 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Wonder why you are bothered by AI Slop? It's a symptom of why AI is being rejected. And why a new signal of where value is being added is necessary in a post AI world: Original Intelligence. www.linkedin.com/pulse/signal...
AI can copy. Consultants can create.
As Y Combinator targets the industry, only original intelligence will keep consulting alive.
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As Y Combinator targets the industry, only original intelligence will keep consulting alive.
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#AI #Consulting
Original Intelligence: the consulting industry’s last and best advantage
As Y Combinator targets consulting for disruption, success will belong to firms that offer what no AI can: the unexpected, unpatterned, and uncopiable.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
AI can copy. Consultants can create.
As Y Combinator targets the industry, only original intelligence will keep consulting alive.
www.washingtontechnology.com/opinion/2025...
#AI #Consulting
As Y Combinator targets the industry, only original intelligence will keep consulting alive.
www.washingtontechnology.com/opinion/2025...
#AI #Consulting
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My latest piece in the Washington Business Journal. AI makes groups dumber. There is a commercial opportunity to address that.
My latest piece in the Washington Business Journal. AI makes groups dumber. There is a commercial opportunity to address that.
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February 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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My latest piece in the Washington Business Journal. AI makes groups dumber. There is a commercial opportunity to address that.
My latest piece in the Washington Business Journal. AI makes groups dumber. There is a commercial opportunity to address that.
My most recent Episode of What’s Working in Washington dropped today on WFED and all of the platforms. This month’s guest @gregmepstein.bsky.social raises the big question: is Tech now a fundamentalist religion?
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What’s Working in Washington – Ep 522 – Tech as a Religion, and Back-to-Work Drama – Greg Epstein - Federal News Network
In this episode, hosts Jonathan Aberman and Mark Walsh, in Mark’s final episode as co-host, explore how technology, climate change, and Elon Musk’s influence are drastically altering the path ahead. A...
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January 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My most recent Episode of What’s Working in Washington dropped today on WFED and all of the platforms. This month’s guest @gregmepstein.bsky.social raises the big question: is Tech now a fundamentalist religion?
federalnewsnetwork.com/podcast/what...
federalnewsnetwork.com/podcast/what...
The latest What's Working In Washington program is online. Author Bill Von Eppel, the view of the US from France c/o France 24 and other holiday goodies. federalnewsnetwork.com/podcast/what...
What’s Working in Washington – Ep 521 – Balancing Acts – Fraser Jackson and William Von Hippel - Federal News Network
For our final episode of the year, hosts Jonathan Aberman and Mark Walsh look ahead, from a second Trump presidency to the rise of facial recognition. Jonathan sits down with Fraser Jackson, White Hou...
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December 20, 2024 at 2:57 PM
The latest What's Working In Washington program is online. Author Bill Von Eppel, the view of the US from France c/o France 24 and other holiday goodies. federalnewsnetwork.com/podcast/what...