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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Sorry, no Tech Tuesday today – instead a brief post about need for more dramatic NSA reform than what has been proposed so far. It is already 4:30pm but I still suggest that you call your representative or senator in Washington, DC. Here are what I believe to be important demands. First, to put the NSA under civilian leadership subject to Senate confirmation (instead of military). Second, to break up the NSA into multiple agencies, one focused on actually protecting networks (one of the NSA’s missions), one with an international mandate (which can potentially continue to operate covertly) and one that would deal with any domestic intelligence gathering to the extent we decide we want that. Third, any domestic efforts must be fully disclosed on an ongoing basis and must be approved by Congress and subject to the regular courts of law (not a secret court as is the case with FISA). Fourth, starting a public debate about what (if any) domestic surveillance activities should be conducted. None of this should be controversial no matter where you stand on the political spectrum. So please call today!
Sorry, no Tech Tuesday today – instead a brief post about need for more dramatic NSA reform than what has been proposed so far. It is already 4:30pm but I still suggest that you call your representative or senator in Washington, DC. Here are what I believe to be important demands. First, to put the NSA under civilian leadership subject to Senate confirmation (instead of military). Second, to break up the NSA into multiple agencies, one focused on actually protecting networks (one of the NSA’s missions), one with an international mandate (which can potentially continue to operate covertly) and one that would deal with any domestic intelligence gathering to the extent we decide we want that. Third, any domestic efforts must be fully disclosed on an ongoing basis and must be approved by Congress and subject to the regular courts of law (not a secret court as is the case with FISA). Fourth, starting a public debate about what (if any) domestic surveillance activities should be conducted. None of this should be controversial no matter where you stand on the political spectrum. So please call today!
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