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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There is so much going on with Wikileaks that it’s hard to know where to start. Here are some of the questions that I am thinking about:
Will the cable leaks make diplomacy harder or easier? Is the answer different for the long-term versus the short-term? A foundational question for this is: what is the role of secrecy in negotiations? And more generally in relationship, business, government?
What is the system and procedure design that made it possible for Pfc. Manning to access this much data without it being detected? Would it be possible to design a system and procedures that are not susceptible to this kind of massive leak?
Once there has been a massive leak like this, what should be the proper response by government? By the media? By individuals? By hosting companies, DNS providers etc?
What does all of this say about the power of the Internet to change society? And society to change the Internet?
My recent experience with stimulating discussion around the Google-Groupon deal would suggest providing one-sided answers in a definitive voice. And that is certainly the approach that many people on both sides have taken. But these questions strike me as really difficult and so I struggle with doing that. Writing a post on the weekend (which I don’t usually do) to at least formulate the questions is a start.
There is so much going on with Wikileaks that it’s hard to know where to start. Here are some of the questions that I am thinking about:
Will the cable leaks make diplomacy harder or easier? Is the answer different for the long-term versus the short-term? A foundational question for this is: what is the role of secrecy in negotiations? And more generally in relationship, business, government?
What is the system and procedure design that made it possible for Pfc. Manning to access this much data without it being detected? Would it be possible to design a system and procedures that are not susceptible to this kind of massive leak?
Once there has been a massive leak like this, what should be the proper response by government? By the media? By individuals? By hosting companies, DNS providers etc?
What does all of this say about the power of the Internet to change society? And society to change the Internet?
My recent experience with stimulating discussion around the Google-Groupon deal would suggest providing one-sided answers in a definitive voice. And that is certainly the approach that many people on both sides have taken. But these questions strike me as really difficult and so I struggle with doing that. Writing a post on the weekend (which I don’t usually do) to at least formulate the questions is a start.
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