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The Cognitive Bargain
AI is making us more productive and less capable at the same time. The fact that both are true simultaneously is the part that doesn't fit neatly into anyone's argument.
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The Veto Nobody Asked For
Anthropic told the Pentagon no. Everyone treated it as a triumph of corporate ethics. It was a confession that corporate ethics are all we've got.
Sovereignty as a Service
Every 'sovereign' digital identity runs on infrastructure belonging to two companies in California. There's a word for building on someone else's land, and it isn't sovereignty.
Open Source's Eternal September
AI didn't break open source economics. The economics were already broken. AI submitted the invoice.
The Dead Internet's Bouncer
Reddit wants your face to prove you're human. The math to do this anonymously has been solved for twenty years. The business model hasn't.
The Entry-Level Trap
The aggregate data says AI hasn't touched employment. The generation missing from the workforce wasn't consulted.