Hello dear fellow human being!
I'm Klaas Bals, father of two wonderful sons, currently 15 and 18 years old. I'm a former software developer and entrepreneur, now Gestalt and breathwork therapist and coach, impact investor and human being. (Really, I believe I've become more human over the last years!) Recently I've started creating software again, just for fun and to learn. I intend to share here regularly about my interests and projects and share some thoughts. In order to do so, I allow myself to make mistakes and let things look messy. This is just part of the process, and we'll see where it goes (wrong).
Latest Blogposts
2025
AI Companion Chatbots: Impact on Society - Insights from AI4Belgium Seminar
A deep dive into the societal impact and risks of AI companion chatbots, based on a seminar organized by AI4Belgium and FPS BOSA, featuring expert insights and a powerful testimonial about the real dangers these technologies pose.
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Trusting AI with Images
A powerful reflection from Dries Buytaert on accepting AI's capabilities in image description.
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Neurons, Consciousness, and Being Part of Larger Systems
Exploring Michael Levin's fascinating perspective on consciousness, cognitive systems, and the possibility of being part of something greater than ourselves.
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Lex Fridman Podcast #459: DeepSeek, China, OpenAI, NVIDIA, xAI, TSMC, Stargate, and AI Megaclusters
I listend to the newest episode in the Lex Fridman podcast and want to write some take aways. Last paragraph spoiler: it is again clear to me that AI is both terrifying and fascinatingly hopeful at the same time. I just try to feel this tension between fear and hope in my body and navigate my own moral compass to apply it in ways I think is good for the world and fellow human beings.
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PsychedeliCare Petition: A Call for Mental Health Reform in Europe
Support the PsychedeliCare petition to transform mental health care in Europe and provide new treatment options for those suffering from depression.
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Projects
8mm Film Face Detection
A quick project to analyze digitized 8mm family films using face detection. The application processes video files and generates an HTML report showing detected faces across the movies including timestamps.
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Joscha Bach Universe
Joscha Bach Universe is a project that I've started in 2024, to easily gain insights into the universe of Joscha Bach. It has helped me to learn python, react, and LLMs.
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