Philosophy

  • The Adult in the Room

    An introduction to Managerial Realism. (Or, me and my AI buddy take over the world.) American politics has long been trapped in a perpetual, exhausting domestic dispute. On one side of the aisle stands a faction obsessed with market purity… Continue reading

    The Adult in the Room
  • Some Political Perspective

    Modeling a path forward. The Prompt: Write a description, in modern American style, that explores what it would look like if a new political party tried to establish itself during a severe economic decline, while the established leaders behaved like… Continue reading

    Some Political Perspective
  • No Coincidences

    Adapting a new, more effective democracy. The fusion of governance and media is an undeniable historical reality, yet our perspective remains clouded by a lack of modern context. We are currently witnessing a catastrophic misalignment: our democratic institutions, forged in… Continue reading

  • Context is King

    I read an article about another massive data center being built and got to thinking about AI and data. The first thought was that we are going to need AI to figure out how to get the value out of… Continue reading

    Context is King
  • The Physics of Steering

    Dystopia begins in our mind, regardless of our environment. When I was young, for a few years in a row, a chunk of my extended family would take a canoe trip down a small Connecticut river. A bunch of cousins… Continue reading

    The Physics of Steering
  • The Bible For Inheriting The Earth

    The A.I. Journal I Want. I am well aware of the risks. So much is being said about the risks of AI. But, what they all fail to point out is that all progress comes with risk. This is due… Continue reading

    The Bible For Inheriting The Earth