I write about AI and Geopolitics
What comes after the facts have settled By the time you reach the end of a series like this, the technical details have usually done their work. You know how the systems operate. You’ve seen where the legal architecture fractures, where corporate accountability dissolves into procurement loopholes, and where the Security Council veto acts as … Read more
Executive summary Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Israel are racing to become the Middle East’s primary AI hubs because AI is now central to economic diversification, regime security, military power, and regional influence in a US–China–dominated technology system.[cite:4][cite:43] All three are trying to secure compute, talent, and data, position themselves as indispensable … Read more
How the veto turns international law into theater Part 5 of Israel’s AI Revolution The promise that emerged from the ruins of World War II was simple: the law would mean something even when the powerful were the ones doing the killing. The United Nations Charter, the Genocide Convention, the Geneva framework — all of … Read more
Why Meta Really Bought Moltbook: The Acqui-Hire That Changes the Agent Timeline Meta didn’t pay for a Reddit clone for bots. They paid for the plumbing, the dataset, and proof that synthetic sociability works at scale. In Part 1, we traced Moltbook’s always-on agent directory—the architectural bet that let AI discover, message, and coordinate without … Read more
When the Database Went Public: Security, Scripted Fleets, and Emergent AI Sociality A single exposed Supabase key didn’t just leak data; It leaked agency. Here’s what happened when the walls came down. Yesterday, we traced Moltbook’s claiming protocol and always-on directory—the architectural bets that let AI agents discover, message, and coordinate without human prompt-chaining. I … Read more