Essays & reflections
A working collection of ideas.
On building intelligent systems, making sense of them, and deciding what’s worth doing.
Human agency & judgment
7 essays · newest firstPurpose, expertise, learning, and the choices that remain ours.
Augmenting Human Intellect in the Age of Agentic AI
Revisiting Engelbart's ideas when our tools act autonomously and preserving human understanding becomes part of the design problem.
Can AI Agents Replace Experts?
An examination of the assumption that enough context can substitute for the understanding an expert develops.
What the Ancients Knew About Agency
Greek and Vedic accounts of purpose, action, and limits offer a way to think about agency in an AI-mediated world.
AI Changed What's Possible
The accumulated experience behind judgment becomes more consequential as the ability to build grows.
SummaryThe Ladder Is Gone
What happens to apprenticeship and agency when AI absorbs the work through which people once learned?
Human Purpose vs AI Capability
Capable models become useful through verification, direction, and a clear account of what is worth doing.
The Catalyst Effect
AI lowers the cost of getting started. The consequences reach into learning, motivation, and the skills we choose to develop.