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Early Warning Signs As time goes by, these topics become more and more divisive: Are we on the brink of a financial crisis? Does the AI bubble actually exist? Two opposing opinions persist, each with its arguments. AI is certainly mankind’s most promising invention — but perhaps also its last. We are not creating a revolutionary tool like the steam engine or the Internet, but the human thought process itself. Advances in this field are moving faster than society can adapt. Th

Historical reminder The oldest gold artifacts date back to the 5th millennium BC in Bulgaria. In China, India, ancient Egypt and around the world, gold has always held value in humanity’s eyes. Initially as a simple store of value, gold then took on the role of a means of exchange between people. In a world where the trade of goods like shells or animals prevailed, the first gold coins were struck in the 6th century BC in present-day Turkey. Gold therefore had a dual role as