Themes

Durable questions

News, essays, and Ideas meet here. Events pass through; the questions have better leases.

Agency & Delegation

What should humans choose not to delegate, even when machines can do it better?

What do machines know, and what are we projecting onto them?

When tasks change hands, what happens to skill, dignity, and bargaining power?

Who gets to decide what these systems optimize, and who must live with the answer?

How do principles acquire consequences?

Can machines help us find what nobody thought to look for?

What is all this capability supposed to be for?