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Philosophy Mondays: Human-AI Collaboration
Today's Philosophy Monday is an important interlude. I want to reveal that I have not been writing the posts in this series entirely by myself. Instead I have been working with Claude, not just for the graphic illustrations, but also for the text. My method has been to write a rough draft and then ask Claude for improvement suggestions. I will expand this collaboration to other intelligences going forward, including open source models such as Llama and DeepSeek. I will also explore other moda...
Intent-based Collaboration Environments
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Web3/Crypto: Why Bother?
One thing that keeps surprising me is how quite a few people see absolutely nothing redeeming in web3 (née crypto). Maybe this is their genuine belief. Maybe it is a reaction to the extreme boosterism of some proponents who present web3 as bringing about a libertarian nirvana. From early on I have tried to provide a more rounded perspective, pointing to both the good and the bad that can come from it as in my talks at the Blockstack Summits. Today, however, I want to attempt to provide a coge...
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Three years ago we went as a family to the 9/11 memorial which at the time was still surrounded by a fence. The museum had not yet opened. This year in June, when my mother was visiting from Germany, I went with her to the museum. I did not realize before entering that the museum extends underground around the reflecting pools and exposes the foundations of the Twin Towers as well as the bathtub wall.
The museum provides a striking contrast between its cavernous underground space and the intentionally tight and crowded main exhibition area. The latter powerfully evokes the state of confusion that’s one of my lasting memories for from that day. I was in a mid-town office and even that far up there was a sense of chaos as everyone left their buildings and spilled into the streets.
Another element of the museum that is well executed is a timeline of events. It covers a lot of history prior to the attack but importantly does not stop right after 9/11 and instead includes anti-terrorism efforts and other echoes since. As the historical distance to the event grows we need to develop a more dispassionate view of our political and military reactions.
So: if you have not done so already, I highly recommend visiting the September 11 Museum.
Three years ago we went as a family to the 9/11 memorial which at the time was still surrounded by a fence. The museum had not yet opened. This year in June, when my mother was visiting from Germany, I went with her to the museum. I did not realize before entering that the museum extends underground around the reflecting pools and exposes the foundations of the Twin Towers as well as the bathtub wall.
The museum provides a striking contrast between its cavernous underground space and the intentionally tight and crowded main exhibition area. The latter powerfully evokes the state of confusion that’s one of my lasting memories for from that day. I was in a mid-town office and even that far up there was a sense of chaos as everyone left their buildings and spilled into the streets.
Another element of the museum that is well executed is a timeline of events. It covers a lot of history prior to the attack but importantly does not stop right after 9/11 and instead includes anti-terrorism efforts and other echoes since. As the historical distance to the event grows we need to develop a more dispassionate view of our political and military reactions.
So: if you have not done so already, I highly recommend visiting the September 11 Museum.
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