In This Issue: * Bubbles. Are We? Aren't We? Read more below for my current take... * On Unpredictability and
We act in the parts of reality AI can’t predict because they don’t yet exist.
Three Things Thing One: Summit 2026 Tickets for the Artificiality Summit 2026 are now available! Same place (Bend, Oregon) and
In this episode, we dive into the paradox of explainability Why are there so many paradoxical observations in AI?
Autonomy relies more on relative power of the designer than it does on the quality of the explanation.
Take a listen as we take a deep dive into the paradox of personalization.
Paradoxically, the prediction of our future selves reduces our ability to freely find those selves. The younger we are, the more pernicious this effect may be. Perhaps the ultimate protection we can give our kids is the right to figure themselves out before an AI does it for them.
If Clearview is normalized, we're not who we think (or hope) we are.
What is the strategy behind this storytelling?Building loyalty when you're a monopoly.
Why we need to keep talking about Ring and "plug-in surveillance."
How should we think about this super-convenient yet dystopian tech?
What does it mean if AI is doing the job of government employees?
This week Facebook announced a new policy banning deepfake videos.
All predictions are wrong but some are useful. Hopefully these are useful!
