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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...
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...
Share Dialog
Share Dialog
Not really surprised by what the Kindle DX is and is not. I did not expect color or touch as both are only at experimental stages for eInk displays. It is also not that surprising that Amazon is continuing to get the device out there in a direct-to-consumer model. This puts pressure on the NY Times and other newspaper publishers to figure out quickly how to subsidize that via a subscription. So I likely won’t be getting the unfettered connectivity and high quality browser I was hoping for. Where this gets really worrisome though is in connection with the textbook publishers. If we wind up with a semi-closed device and universities working with the behemoths Pearson and Wiley then we are likely to see a proliferation of the overpriced textbook model we have today. Now there is a glimmer of openness here with the PDF capability, but what we really need is a completely open Kindle (or at a minimum an app store for the Kindle). That would support real innovation in textbooks, such as peer production based on creative commons licenses.
Not really surprised by what the Kindle DX is and is not. I did not expect color or touch as both are only at experimental stages for eInk displays. It is also not that surprising that Amazon is continuing to get the device out there in a direct-to-consumer model. This puts pressure on the NY Times and other newspaper publishers to figure out quickly how to subsidize that via a subscription. So I likely won’t be getting the unfettered connectivity and high quality browser I was hoping for. Where this gets really worrisome though is in connection with the textbook publishers. If we wind up with a semi-closed device and universities working with the behemoths Pearson and Wiley then we are likely to see a proliferation of the overpriced textbook model we have today. Now there is a glimmer of openness here with the PDF capability, but what we really need is a completely open Kindle (or at a minimum an app store for the Kindle). That would support real innovation in textbooks, such as peer production based on creative commons licenses.
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