I write about AI and Geopolitics
A Better Path to AGI Before It’s Too Late Here’s the big problem no one wants to talk about: When it comes to AI, no one knows exactly what we’re building. Not the engineers. Not the CEOs. Not the governments funding it. We are feeding a system on the full disorder of human civilization and … Read more
I wrote this essay because I’m worried about a quiet shift in the AI landscape that most people haven’t seen yet. I call it the Gray-Alignment threat. When people talk about AI risk, they usually focus on the big, visible things: training giant models, building massive data centers, and restricting access to advanced chips. What … Read more
I grew up with the phrase “changing tack.” It’s an old sailing term. You change tack when you need to turn the boat, catch the wind differently, or avoid something in the water. In everyday life, it means you shift your strategy while keeping the same destination. You accept what you can’t control, stay flexible, … Read more
Ten years. That’s how long it’s been since the vote. Brexit isn’t just a thing that happened. It’s how things are now. It’s in the country’s bones. It touches trade, laws, who comes and goes, how we talk to other nations. It even changes how we see ourselves. Let’s be straight about it. Some folks … Read more
Naming and Defeating the Brain of the Beast We’ve been on a journey in this series. We’ve looked at big historical changes, like the printing press and the internal combustion engine. We’ve seen how they led to today’s knowledge economy. And we’ve explored the tough math of algorithmic control. We’ve also mapped out the future’s … Read more