Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT)

For more than a decade, the promise of blockchain technology has rested on a simple but powerful idea: decentralization. By eliminating trusted intermediaries, cryptocurrencies were meant to distribute authority across…

Commentary There has been a rapid expansion of cryptocurrencies, tokenised digital assets and blockchain-based financial services. There is currently a Bill before the Australian Parliament that focuses primarily on market…

People will have to progressively utilize every idea. Society will have to bravely confront different types of obstacles that are likely to arise due to progressive ideas and developed technology.…

The United Nations is approaching a financial precipice. Senior officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres and spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, have warned that the UN is on an unsustainable financial trajectory, with…

Preliminary view - PROUT analysis Introduction The emergence of decentralized cryptocurrencies has prompted renewed debate regarding the nature of money. Advocates describe systems such as Bitcoin as ‘trustless money’, superior…

In debates about the Israel–Gaza conflict, attention often focuses on geopolitics, military operations and humanitarian suffering. Less frequently examined is the condition of women under the rule of Hamas, the…

There is no copying - there is only transformative use What people get wrong about so-called ‘copying’ of training data for generative artificial intelligence (GAI). There is no copying! Text…

Have you ever wondered about diplomat’s memoirs? Diplomats when they leave their embassies, surrender their credentials but in their minds they do not leave behind what they know. Their memories…

Australia’s debate over whether to repatriate women who travelled overseas to foreign countries to join the Islamic State, and their children, has been framed around victimhood versus conscious decisions made.…