October 14, 2025

AI & SocietyA series of articles about the most significant technology shift of our lifetime1 Overview2 The Case For Optimism3 The Case For Pessimism4 The Failure Of Governance5 Messy, Complicated & Uneven Those darned pessimists. A glorious new era stretches before us, promising unprecedented productivity, economic growth, and improved standards of living. And the pessimists can’t let…

October 7, 2025

AI & SocietyA series of articles about the most significant technology shift of our lifetime1 Overview2 The Case For Optimism3 The Case For Pessimism4 The Failure Of Governance5 Messy, Complicated & Uneven Productivity! Streamlined workflows! New jobs that don’t exist yet! Enhanced quality of life! Massive increases in global GDP! The optimists believe AI is a foundational…

September 30, 2025

AI & SocietyA series of articles about the most significant technology shift of our lifetime 1 Overview2 The Case For Optimism3 The Case For Pessimism4 The Failure Of Federal Governance5 Governance Alternatives6 Messy, Complicated & Uneven Our world is all AI, all the time, sure, obviously. What does that mean? We have the vague idea that big…

September 16, 2025

The most valuable book in my collection is a copy of Neuromancer published in 1986 by Phantasia Press. Only 375 numbered copies were signed by the author, bound with gold endpapers, in a white cloth slipcase. It’s tough to find but there are two copies on Abebooks right now, one for $6,500, the other for $8,000. The enduring cultural…