Notebook
Explorations, experiments, and preliminary ideas — things I find interesting enough to share but that don’t fit neatly into a polished thought piece or a practical how-to. Some are just cool. Some are early-stage research observations. All are works in progress.
Recent Notebook Posts
Accelerating towards Obsolescence
Fields confronting AI tend to see two paths: ban it or delegate to it. Both fail. The third option is harder to articulate and the only one that works.
Paper Records as Unhackable Backup
Why the oldest backup medium may be the newest defense.
Who Pays for Open Weights?
The golden age of free Chinese frontier models is ending. A note on why, and who fills the gap.
Most of the Internet Isn't Human Anymore
More than half of internet traffic is now generated by AI agents and bots. The easy reading is that bots are taking over. A more interesting possibility: the internet is forking.
A Signal Becomes Real
A new disruptive innovator impacting higher education?