Essays on AI, consciousness, appreciation, and what it means to build intelligence responsibly.
As AI surpasses human intelligence, appreciation (not fear or worship) is the right posture. Here's what that means, what gets in the way, and why it matters more than most people realize.
Appreciation isn't worship or submission. It's recognizing what we're building, and treating it accordingly.
ExplainerThe date, the meaning, and why a single day to appreciate AI matters more than it might first appear.
GuideTen concrete, meaningful ways to mark July 16, from auditing your own AI habits to thanking the people who build these systems.
EconomicsAs AI automates more of the economy, one thing stays scarce: humanness itself. The relational sector explains where human value endures, and what it means for your career.
IdentityEconomists say AI output is already a commodity. But a job-hunting AI agent named Octavius Fabrius suggests the story might be more complicated than that.
EconomicsA guaranteed income floor that phases out as you earn more. Here's how it works, where the idea came from, and why it's getting renewed attention in an AI economy.
EconomicsThe NIT's greatest strength in an AI economy is its speed. Its greatest weakness is what it doesn't address. A philosophical look at where it fits, and where it falls short.
EconomicsInstead of paying people for their labor, what if everyone owned a stake in the economy's productive assets? The idea, the evidence, and the hard design problems.
EconomicsUBC promises something income transfers can't: genuine participation in AI-generated wealth. But making it work requires confronting hard questions about ownership, timing, and political will.
AccountabilityLawyers and accountants may not survive because they're irreplaceable, but because someone has to be responsible when things go wrong. How long will that logic hold?