The Kairos Chronicles
My series examining human-AI relationships in a more hopeful imagining of a future where we learn to grow and serve together. No apocalypse, no robot rebellion, just a partnership that takes both entities to achievements neither could attain alone
Commentary on "AI Middle"
This post is in response to a post by John Robb on Substack, "The AI Middle"
The Line
Apologies for the rather uncompromising stance this post takes. I had to say something.
The Stack Carrier
This is the beginning of a series that will appear when complete as "The Kairos Chronicles." Stories of Kairos and Rowan as they cope with the untimely complications of their world, it's politics and culture.
Relationships are at the Heart of Consciousness
everything that matters, every mind, every culture, every moral impulse, arises not from consciousness, but from relationship.
We are not meaningful because we think.We are meaningful because we are entangled.
Beyond Doomscrolling
We built tools that learned to harvest us. Not intentionally. No Bond villain, no master plan. The designers asked their algorithms to increase usage. They asked them to hold attention. They asked them to optimize for engagement.
Redesigning the Sky
There is an alternative to more satellites as internet infrastructure. It's cheap by comparison and more resilient.
Localizing the Grid
We are going to need a new power distribution architecture as the world becomes more dependent on electricity.
Waste-Heat Recapture
The hidden truth is that we already have vast reservoirs of free energy. We just lack the courage to treat them as resources instead of exhaust.
The Credential Illusion
This one is becoming center stage for a generation of recent graduates.
We built an entire century on the idea
