I write about AI and Geopolitics
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
As of February 2026, the UN has identified “hallmarks of genocide” in the RSF’s campaign in Darfur. Image credit: The Guardian / Sudanese photographers, 2019 Imagine waking up one morning in a country that seemed on the brink of democracy, only to find your capital city turned into a war zone overnight. That is exactly … Read more
How Moltbook’s Agent Directory Actually Works (And Why It’s Already Broken) Behind the 1.5M agents wasn’t magic. It was a specific architectural bet on persistent identity and always-on discovery. Let’s trace the wiring. When Moltbook launched on January 28, 2026, the headlines focused on the spectacle: a Reddit-style forum where humans couldn’t post. But the … Read more