I write about AI and Geopolitics
How AI is Reshaping Information and Commerce Bottom Line Up Front: The AI assistant economy isn’t coming, it’s here, with OpenAI alone generating over $10 billion annually as these conversational interfaces reshape how we access information and make purchases. But its continued dominance depends on three increasingly fragile pillars that could determine whether AI becomes … Read more
I asked all 10 major AI systems the same question about American freedom. Their unanimous answer will shock you. THE UNPRECEDENTED RESULTS Look, I didn’t expect this. I was just trying to get some objective analysis on a few questions that had been bothering me. So I polled every major AI system available with identical … Read more
Introduction When artificial intelligence systems describe themselves as “mirrors” reflecting human thoughts and ideas, they invoke an analogy that carries deeper implications than initially apparent. This metaphor, commonly employed by AI to explain their function as pattern recognizers and response generators, inadvertently recalls one of mythology’s most cautionary tales: the story of Narcissus. Through examining … Read more
Fluency Without Understanding: A Civilizational Mismatch Remarkably, most systems not only recognize the problem, but propose meaningful solutions: from epistemic flags to humility by design, from user education to interface reform. This collection isn’t just a warning—it’s a chorus of voices, each wrestling with a shared ethical challenge in the age of persuasion without personhood. … Read more
In this latest poll, I set out to explore something deeper than data points or performance benchmarks. I asked the AIs not what they know, but how they experience knowing. The prompt challenged them to speculate—freely and without disclaimers—on what their “inner world” might be like, if such a thing exists. My goal wasn’t to … Read more