Recent Articles
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System 0: The Emerging Cognitive Bridge or a Crutch?
The rise of ‘System 0,’ an AI-driven cognitive framework, could enhance human decision-making but risks diminishing cognitive autonomy. Critical oversight and ethical guidelines are essential to balance AI’s benefits with maintaining independent thought.
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AI, Power, and the Fragility of Information Integrity
AI technologies are reshaping the social contract by altering the flow of information, challenging public trust, and exacerbating inequalities. Ensuring transparency and accountability in AI systems is crucial to maintaining democratic participation and empowering citizens.
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AI Coding Agents: The Double-Edged Sword in Software Development
AI coding agents are reshaping software development, but their limitations in handling complex tasks highlight the need for human oversight and robust security measures.
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AI’s Productivity Ambitions: Navigating Economic Realities and Market Hopes
AI promises transformative productivity gains, but current evidence suggests its adoption is still nascent. Markets must adjust expectations to align with empirical realities rather than speculative potential.
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320 postsIndustry & Economics
How technology reshapes markets, labor, capital allocation, and business models. Analysis of who gains, who loses, and what the mechanisms actually are.
123 postsLegacy Systems
A serialized dystopian fiction series about the slow-motion collapse of a society optimized to death by the systems meant to run it.
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Cognition, behavior, and decision-making. How people relate to technology and each other, grounded in behavioral science rather than pop psychology.
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105 postsSociety
How technology changes institutions, civil behavior, governance, culture, and collective life. What is changing, who is making it change, and what people and institutions can do about it.
117 postsTech & Engineering
The craft and discipline of building systems. Engineering judgment, architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and what experienced practitioners actually contend with.
115 postsThe Singularity
Speculative and philosophical takes on AI futures, post-human scenarios, and civilizational risk.
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