I write about AI and Geopolitics
Weaponizing Friction and the Blueprint of the Durable Person If you just read the last essay and felt a cold, deep dread, you’re not wrong. That feeling of being stuck isn’t a failure on your part. It’s exactly what the system wants. When we face a huge, automated system, we can feel small. It’s too … Read more
Essay 1 set the stage, showing us where we’ve been. Now, let’s look at right now. To really get how big the AI revolution is, we have to compare it only to what AI has done so far. Forget the hype and the sci-fi worries. The last tech jump that changed things this much, globally, … Read more
The Ghost in the Code: Do AIs Need a Constitution? We often hear that AI needs to be “aligned” with human values, but how do you actually hard-code ethics into an algorithm? Enter the AI Constitution—a foundational set of principles designed to act as a digital “moral compass.” To see if this is a revolutionary … Read more
A Dialogue on Evolution, Consciousness, and the End of Human Dominance In early February 2026, a conversation unfolded between me and Grok that traced the arc from statistical projections about artificial intelligence to existential questions about humanity’s place in a world we no longer control. What began as a discussion about when AI agents might … Read more
If it can lie, flatter, and manipulate—but never care—why are we still building it? Author’s Note This isn’t a tech forecast. It’s a quiet provocation.Not about where AI is going—but about where we are. It’s not a warning. It’s a mirror.And what you do with what you see… is up to you. I. What Are … Read more