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...
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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...
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
AI Native IDEs for Code, Engineering, Science
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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I was mostly offline last week skiing in the Alps. I love skiing for many reasons: I find it a great way to experience flow state and it combines being outdoors with vigorous exercise (especially when skinning or bootpacking up the mountain carrying a bunch of gear). The mountains are also a great reminder of how inhospitable and formidable nature can be.
Here is a picture I took from the top of Mont Fort in Verbier
Next week Monday I will resume posting excerpts from World After Capital but want to point out briefly just how transformative a basic income could be to what people can experience in the world. Skiing today is mostly a hobby for wealthy people. But with basic income anyone could decide to live in the mountains for some time, which outside of the big ski resorts are cheap. How does one ski then? The same way we did on parts of this vacation: by hiking up the mountain and then skiing down. And there are plenty of people in the world who can teach others how to do that.
I was mostly offline last week skiing in the Alps. I love skiing for many reasons: I find it a great way to experience flow state and it combines being outdoors with vigorous exercise (especially when skinning or bootpacking up the mountain carrying a bunch of gear). The mountains are also a great reminder of how inhospitable and formidable nature can be.
Here is a picture I took from the top of Mont Fort in Verbier
Next week Monday I will resume posting excerpts from World After Capital but want to point out briefly just how transformative a basic income could be to what people can experience in the world. Skiing today is mostly a hobby for wealthy people. But with basic income anyone could decide to live in the mountains for some time, which outside of the big ski resorts are cheap. How does one ski then? The same way we did on parts of this vacation: by hiking up the mountain and then skiing down. And there are plenty of people in the world who can teach others how to do that.
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