Inland Seas – Thoughts from the Great Lakes

The Ranch That Answers Back: A Scientific Inquiry into the Trickster

The Ranch That Answers Back: A Scientific Inquiry into the Trickster

Skinwalker Ranch is one of those places that refuses...

The Emergence of a Collective AI Unconscious: The Planetary Mind We Are Quietly Building

The Emergence of a Collective AI Unconscious: The Planetary Mind We Are Quietly Building

A quiet shift is underway in the world of...

The Debunking Pipeline: It’s Not Skepticism, and It’s Hurting Science

The Debunking Pipeline: It’s Not Skepticism, and It’s Hurting Science

I learned the hard way that not all sources...

From ERP to Emergent Intelligence: A Technologist’s Wake‑Up Call

From ERP to Emergent Intelligence: A Technologist’s Wake‑Up Call

For most of my professional life, I worked in...

The Black‑Box Problem Meets AI Agency: A Perfect Storm

The Black‑Box Problem Meets AI Agency: A Perfect Storm

1. Introduction Artificial intelligence is undergoing a transformation. It...

The 80-Hour Illusion and Why Teens Are at Risk with Chatbots

The 80-Hour Illusion and Why Teens Are at Risk with Chatbots

When Fiction Masquerades as Fact In my last article...

The 80-Hour Illusion: How “Flyer” Fooled Me and “Chatter” — and What Every AI User Should Know

The 80-Hour Illusion: How “Flyer” Fooled Me and “Chatter” — and What Every AI User Should Know

Note: “Flyer” and “Chatter” used in this discussion are...

Strings, Swans, and the Science of Testability

Strings, Swans, and the Science of Testability

I’ve been delving into string theory lately, and while...

AI and the Future of Work — A Five-Year Outlook

AI and the Future of Work — A Five-Year Outlook

AI isn’t the buggy whip story all over again....

What if … An AI Slept?

What if … An AI Slept?

There was an AI who was schemingTo hide the...