Humanistic Commentary on

Artificial Intelligence

I write about artificial intelligence (AI) from the perspective that matters most: the human one.  These essays explore how AI is reshaping human culture, behavior, and agency. After four decades working across the globe in the technology industry, including building and leading AI teams, I’m interested in how AI will continue to shape our world.

The Joy of Randomness: Reclaiming Serendipity in an Optimized World

March 1, 2026

Recommendation systems are extraordinarily good at predicting what we will do next. But increasingly bad at surprising us. There's an inherent friction...

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Your AI Prompts Are a Personality Test You Didn’t Know…

February 26, 2026

Most people think prompting AI is just a technical skill.But every prompt is also a behavioral signal. Over time, those signals reveal...

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Artificial General Intelligence

February 13, 2026

Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, is the hypothetical next step in the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI). It refers to systems that...

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