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2026 · Professor Naqvi’s Thought Leadership · Part 1

Trust. Technology. Human possibility.
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How will humanity measure value?

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

Editorial introductionAs AI agents, data and human systems converge, a question remains: what is the unit of value?

Original post · 23 August 2026
It is interesting that we still do not have an SI unit for "value".

As we approach "Singularity" when AI agents, data, and human systems converge, the most important question arises:

➡️ How will humanity measure #value?

@Brit_blockchain

#SI #Bitcoin #Blockchain #Crypto https://t.co/urjfDRi0VE

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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

Representing your country

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWhatever field you work in, never miss an opportunity to represent your country at an international forum. It is an incredible honour and privilege of a lifetime to receive such an invitation.

Original post · 20 August 2026
Whatever field you work in, never miss an opportunity to represent your country at an international forum.

It is an incredible honour and privilege of a lifetime to receive such an invitation.

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Governance & society · X post

The dilemma of technology regulation

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWhen crypto policy doesn’t move fast enough, we blame the regulators and policymakers. When it works, industry takes the credit. But when there’s a disaster, the public wishes they’d acted sooner:

Original post · 20 August 2026
When crypto policy doesn’t move fast enough, we blame the regulators and policymakers.

When it works, industry takes the credit. But when there’s a disaster, the public wishes they’d acted sooner:

https://t.co/e6xjsHfjZo

#Blockchain #Regulation #RedFlag #Crypto #JBBA #bitcoin https://t.co/ITWEOpNxOm

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The limits of AI watermarking

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postNo, that won't work. Anthropic said they will start watermarking AI generated content. Within a day, someone published a tool that can remove these watermarks.

Original post · 12 August 2026
No, that won't work. Anthropic said they will start watermarking AI generated content. Within a day, someone published a tool that can remove these watermarks.

https://t.co/T2Q5JqsYgO

#AI #Blockchain https://t.co/GX0IiBK7Oq

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Decentralisation & ownership · X post

Institutional memory and exit rights

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postEvery org I know has its institutional memory locked inside a platform it doesn’t control. ‘Reducing dependency’ is the polite framing. The real point is exit rights. Good to see someone building for that.

Original post · 23 July 2026
Every org I know has its institutional memory locked inside a platform it doesn’t control. ‘Reducing dependency’ is the polite framing. The real point is exit rights. Good to see someone building for that. https://t.co/N33CCPJ3dU

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Governance & society · X thread

Innovation needs all four corners

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

Editorial introductionA reflection on the Quadruple Helix and the need for its stakeholder groups to work together.

Original thread post 1 of 2 · 19 July 2026
If you belong to one of these four stakeholder groups, you hold one corner of an important model: one that will shape how innovative technologies, including blockchain, are adopted:

https://t.co/45zX4wnBHm

#AI #Blockchain #Crypto #QuadrupleHelix #Innovation https://t.co/z983zlxcnd

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Original thread post 2 of 2 · 20 July 2026
@ProfBrianCox All 4 of the Quadruple Helix must work in harmony. https://t.co/KlRZnZKplS

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Build systems that can be challenged

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postOne reason cryptography, aviation and medicine are as safe as they are isn’t that we trusted a bunch of clever people. It’s because we built systems where their work could be scientifically challenged, tested, and when…

Original post · 18 July 2026
One reason cryptography, aviation and medicine are as safe as they are isn’t that we trusted a bunch of clever people. It’s because we built systems where their work could be scientifically challenged, tested, and when necessary, proven wrong.

https://t.co/iWgWR2vjGP

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What systems do and what we call it

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postI often think about this quote. There are things that systems actually do, and then there are the words we use to describe what they do. (though I’m not sure the second is always as idle as Dijkstra makes it sound).

Original post · 15 July 2026
I often think about this quote. There are things that systems actually do, and then there are the words we use to describe what they do.
(though I’m not sure the second is always as idle as Dijkstra makes it sound).

#AI #Blockchain https://t.co/UBDVpUBJYc

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Permissionless intelligence infrastructure

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postCivilisation’s intelligence infrastructure must remain accessible to study, build, deploy and run, and it must serve communities by design, not by permission. You can give orders to stop access to AI. You can’t give…

Original post · 13 June 2026
Civilisation’s intelligence infrastructure must remain accessible to study, build, deploy and run, and it must serve communities by design, not by permission.

You can give orders to stop access to AI. You can’t give orders to stop access to permissionless #blockchains.

#AI https://t.co/f2TqSQPw9Z

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A public life of quiet service

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postToday, Sir David Attenborough turns 100. Sir David has spent a century reminding us that a public life, lived well, is a life of quiet service to something larger than oneself.

Original post · 8 May 2026
Today, Sir David Attenborough turns 100.

Sir David has spent a century reminding us that a public life, lived well, is a life of quiet service to something larger than oneself.

#Blockchain #crypto #AI https://t.co/Yud26UF83x

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Take no one’s word for it

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original post🇬🇧 New Banksy statue reminds me of the Royal Society’s 360-year-old motto: “Nullius in verba” = Take no one’s word for it. Don’t trust, verify. It applies to science, to policy, to finance, to technology.

Original post · 3 May 2026
🇬🇧 New Banksy statue reminds me of the Royal Society’s 360-year-old motto:

“Nullius in verba” = Take no one’s word for it. Don’t trust, verify.

It applies to science, to policy, to finance, to technology.

Be an Evidence Based Practitioner.

#Banksy #London https://t.co/tPfVn9gKdG

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What if we could measure trust?

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original post"Increased trust" is a very vague KPI. It is not a measurable metric without defined benchmarks. When you say #blockchain "increased trust", you must quantify how exactly. For example, in terms of cost savings, etc.

Original post · 22 April 2026
"Increased trust" is a very vague KPI. It is not a measurable metric without defined benchmarks.

When you say #blockchain "increased trust", you must quantify how exactly. For example, in terms of cost savings, etc.

#Trust #Web3 #JBBA #EvidenceBasedBlockchain https://t.co/srMytFRsZs

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Philosophers in the age of AI

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postGoogle DeepMind just hired a philosopher. In my new essay, I argue that that philosophers and original thinkers are needed now, more than ever before.

Original post · 20 April 2026
Google DeepMind just hired a philosopher.

In my new essay, I argue that that philosophers and original thinkers are needed now, more than ever before. https://t.co/72BGD0taUp

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