Essays
Essays on enterprise AI, infrastructure, and how institutions shape human behavior.
Convergence 4: Children Yearn for the Mines
The case for responsible data-center development weighs resource use and labor disruption against AI's potential benefits.
Convergence 3: Intelligence Is Not Enough
Anthropic's enterprise position depends more on product design than on a durable model advantage.
Spiritual Pollution
Mass shootings weaken trust and public participation beyond the immediate violence. A serious response must address violent intent and access to weapons.
Convergence 2: Socrates vs. Mao
AI could widen access to individual instruction or make personalized control easier. Openness and accountability will determine which result is more likely.
Convergence 1: Michelangelo, HAL-9000, A Burning Monk, And Run Clubs
AI cannot replace expression rooted in mortality and lived experience. Digital products can also help rebuild communities that earlier products weakened.