Dinis Guarda

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Dinis Guarda is an author, entrepreneur, founder CEO of ztudium, Businessabc, citiesabc.com and Wisdomia.ai. Dinis is an AI leader, researcher and creator who has been building proprietary solutions based on technologies like digital twins, 3D, spatial computing, AR/VR/MR. Dinis is also an author of multiple books, including "4IR AI Blockchain Fintech IoT Reinventing a Nation" and others. Dinis has been collaborating with the likes of UN / UNITAR, UNESCO, European Space Agency, IBM, Siemens, Mastercard, and governments like USAID, and Malaysia Government to mention a few. He has been a guest lecturer at business schools such as Copenhagen Business School. Dinis is ranked as one of the most influential people and thought leaders in Thinkers360 / Rise Global’s The Artificial Intelligence Power 100, Top 10 Thought leaders in AI, smart cities, metaverse, blockchain, fintech.

Articles by Dinis Guarda

The Empires That Ruled the World: A Historical Analysis

What if history is not progress but a repeating cycle of power, ambition, innovation, and collapse? Explore the empires, civilisations, and nations that shaped humanity, from Rome and Persia to China, Britain, and the modern global order.

Dinis Guarda . Thu Jun 18 2026

The Powerful Gods of Egypt — The First Human Mythology

The Egyptian pantheon is not a museum of dead gods, it is a mirror of the human soul. Discover how the gods of the Nile built the first coherent architecture of the sacred and why we are still thinking in hieroglyphs today.

Dinis Guarda . Fri Jun 12 2026

AI Creator Economy (Part 2): How Creators Build Sustainable Businesses

Why most creators fail to monetise their audience and how strategy, community, and ownership transform followers into sustainable creator businesses.

Dinis Guarda . Thu Mar 05 2026

AI Creator Economy (Part 1): Mapping the New Digital Ecosystem

Explore the Creator Economy 360 framework by Dinis Guarda, mapping the $250B creator ecosystem, its three core pillars, segmentation models, AI impact, and the 90/10 rule shaping digital success.

Dinis Guarda . Fri Feb 27 2026

World Labs: What Fei-Fei Li's Spatial Intelligence Platforms Means for the Future of AI

The "godmother of AI" just secured a massive vote of confidence from some of the biggest names in tech and the implications stretch far beyond virtual worlds.

Dinis Guarda . Fri Feb 20 2026

The Machiavellian Principles Applied In An AI Hallucination Time (Part 5)

The final synthesis: How Machiavelli's amoral strategies serve truth and democracy. Part 5: When idealism without power enables evil, strategic virtue defends civilisation.

Dinis Guarda . Mon Feb 16 2026

The Machiavellian Principles Applied In An AI Hallucination Time (Part 4)

How Lorenzo de' Medici crushed the Pazzi conspiracy and how prosecutors destroyed Theranos. Machiavelli's 5 strategic principles applied across 5 centuries.

Dinis Guarda . Fri Feb 06 2026

The Machiavellian Principles Applied In An AI Hallucination Time (Part 2)

Irrational adversaries can't be reasoned with or deterred. Discover why Cipolla's "stupid" actors are more dangerous than bandits and Machiavelli's response.

Dinis Guarda . Fri Jan 30 2026

The Machiavellian Principles Applied In An AI Hallucination Time (Part 1)

When AI generates plausible lies and manipulators weaponize deception, how do you defend truth? Machiavelli's The Prince reveals the fox-and-lion strategy.

Dinis Guarda . Wed Jan 28 2026

The Autistic Barbie: How One Doll is Reshaping Representation for Neurodivergent Children

Discover how a five-year-old girl from Colchester helped create Mattel's first autistic Barbie doll. Explore the thoughtful design choices, the voices behind the creation, and what this milestone means for neurodivergent children seeking authentic representation.

Dinis Guarda . Fri Jan 16 2026

Yat Siu – Building Digital Freedom: The Visionary Behind Web3's Property Rights Revolution

Yat Siu’s vision goes beyond crypto. Discover how digital property rights, Web3, and Animoca Brands aim to create a fairer digital economy.

Dinis Guarda . Thu Jan 15 2026

Fei-Fei Li – World-Building: Human Centric AI

Fei-Fei Li, often called the “Godmother of AI,” revolutionized machine vision with ImageNet and champions human-centered artificial intelligence. From her early life in China to launching World Labs at CES 2026, Li’s journey blends scientific brilliance, ethical leadership, and the creation of AI systems that understand and enhance human experiences.

Dinis Guarda . Wed Jan 07 2026