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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Today we posted on the USV blog about a letter against the Protect IP Act. The letter is signed by 53 VCs from 40 different firms representing over $13 billion in equity capital. Our central objection to the act is that it will harm innovation but we are also pointing out that it will be used by other nations to justify even more restrictive legislation thus harming everyone. Finally, if you don’t believe that government agencies will inevitably overreach, read Marco Arment’s account of the FBI simply taking one of the Instapaper servers in a raid. That in combination with a story such as Andy Baio’s that shows the power of copyright holders should make it amply clear why Protect IP is a bad idea. Now if you agree (or disagree) head over to Popvox and make your opinion heard by your representatives.
Today we posted on the USV blog about a letter against the Protect IP Act. The letter is signed by 53 VCs from 40 different firms representing over $13 billion in equity capital. Our central objection to the act is that it will harm innovation but we are also pointing out that it will be used by other nations to justify even more restrictive legislation thus harming everyone. Finally, if you don’t believe that government agencies will inevitably overreach, read Marco Arment’s account of the FBI simply taking one of the Instapaper servers in a raid. That in combination with a story such as Andy Baio’s that shows the power of copyright holders should make it amply clear why Protect IP is a bad idea. Now if you agree (or disagree) head over to Popvox and make your opinion heard by your representatives.
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