Confused about AI
Confused about AI? When your only options are hype, inevitability, or doomerism, it's hard to cut through the
Confused about AI
When your only options are hype, inevitability, or doomerism, it's hard to cut through the crap. Try these essays.
8 Jul 2026
Beware the allure of speedy outputs
What strategy can teach us about process and time
10 Jun 2026
Let 'em cook: the looming crisis of human judgment
Stop before you Google that recipe
18 Feb 2026
How AI will enshittify - and what you can do about it.
The value added by any technology product tends to erode. In the absence of regulation, here's a practical resistance strategy to protect yourself.
18 Jun 2025
Bonus AI resources for paid subscribers
Thanks for your support, here's the goods.
18 Jun 2025
Big things should be good for us
Cos you're worth it. Public value, private plunder, and general purpose technology.
12 Jun 2025
Behind the AI hype machine
AI is not a story about technology. It’s a story about power.
7 Jul 2023
The human hands behind AI’s ‘magic'
AI content is a less nuanced version of our existing bullshit, which is why the 'future' looks a lot like the present.