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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Wishing everyone a belated Thanksgiving. If you have some time today or over the weekend, I recommend watching this video of VP Mike Pence talking about the administration’s approach to China
Then follow it by watching this video by Hank Paulson who proposes a different approach but seem clearly pessimistic about where this is headed.
The deterioration of US-China relations is a massive tail risk. The recent sell-off in the stock market may be a partial reflection of that but doesn’t even begin to capture the potential downside. As an important reminder, China is the largest holder of US sovereign debt, which they could use strategically by selling treasuries. That could drive up US borrowing rates just at a time that the Trump administration tax cut is resulting in massive deficits, making borrowing more expensive.
I have talked to a number of American and Chinese entrepreneurs over the last few months about this. What was most surprising to me was how few seemed to have the possibility of a US-China cold war on their radar as a real risk.
Wishing everyone a belated Thanksgiving. If you have some time today or over the weekend, I recommend watching this video of VP Mike Pence talking about the administration’s approach to China
Then follow it by watching this video by Hank Paulson who proposes a different approach but seem clearly pessimistic about where this is headed.
The deterioration of US-China relations is a massive tail risk. The recent sell-off in the stock market may be a partial reflection of that but doesn’t even begin to capture the potential downside. As an important reminder, China is the largest holder of US sovereign debt, which they could use strategically by selling treasuries. That could drive up US borrowing rates just at a time that the Trump administration tax cut is resulting in massive deficits, making borrowing more expensive.
I have talked to a number of American and Chinese entrepreneurs over the last few months about this. What was most surprising to me was how few seemed to have the possibility of a US-China cold war on their radar as a real risk.
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