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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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...
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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One of the many benefits of homeschooling is that it allows for fine grained quality control. With a school you are getting a complete bundle and if the math teacher is no good in a particular grade you are basically out of luck. In homeschooling on the other hand you can switch to a new method, try a different course, add or remove a tutor, etc.
This is incredibly empowering not just for us as parents but also for our kids as we involve them deeply in this process. One might at first suspect that kids would want to go for easy tutors or courses, but that’s not really the case. In fact feeling a sense of ownership and control does a lot to help with motivation.
Selection, supervision and course correction do, however, take up a lot more time than would be required if they were in school. Effectively you are the principal of your own school. Here, Susan has been doing amazing work and without her dedication homeschooling would not be possible for us. That is all the more impressive as she juggles that with launching Ziggeo!
One of the many benefits of homeschooling is that it allows for fine grained quality control. With a school you are getting a complete bundle and if the math teacher is no good in a particular grade you are basically out of luck. In homeschooling on the other hand you can switch to a new method, try a different course, add or remove a tutor, etc.
This is incredibly empowering not just for us as parents but also for our kids as we involve them deeply in this process. One might at first suspect that kids would want to go for easy tutors or courses, but that’s not really the case. In fact feeling a sense of ownership and control does a lot to help with motivation.
Selection, supervision and course correction do, however, take up a lot more time than would be required if they were in school. Effectively you are the principal of your own school. Here, Susan has been doing amazing work and without her dedication homeschooling would not be possible for us. That is all the more impressive as she juggles that with launching Ziggeo!
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