Thoughts

Ghosts in Our Machines

We say AI learns, believes, even hallucinates. The 21st century’s superstitions aren’t about spirits or stars, but systems that seem to think.

We Keep Building HALs

HAL's actions were the product of invisible logic. Our AI tools now do something similar, making more of the choices that matter before we even notice.

The Rhythm of Collaboration

Much like jazz, our collaboration with LLMs could use that same rhythm of tension, trust, and the space to improvise.

All This Talk About (Artificial) Intelligence

AI is getting better at seeming smart, but the real breakthrough will come from AI that makes us smarter.

Why We Need to Reinvent Software (Again)

We’ve mistaken talking to our tools for creating with them. Until we fix that, software will keep feeling clever but strangely soulless.