ethics
Chatting With The Oracle #3: The Ring Will Be Built
The ring has always been built. It has always been destroyed. What saved us was time. The question is whether we still have any, and whether we would know if we didn't.
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A House of Dynamite: Relax. This Is Not How It Works.
The threat we should fear isn't the one we can track. It's the complexity we've built that has outpaced our ability to model it, and the quiet assumption that someone, somewhere, still has their hand on the switch.
artificial intelligence
Hail Mary: Traveling in the Darkness Lit Up by Stars
And why maybe we’ll be safe even if AI becomes more intelligent
culture
Hamnet: On Inner Alignment and the Weight of Attention
On Connection, Distance, and Being Seen
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J. Robert’s Last A-Bomb
On the silence that followed the first explosion and never really ended
culture
Stop Running. Start Swinging (Master Yoda Is Watching)
From vampires to Jedi, from Hogwarts to Westeros — why the good guys need to stop bickering and start winning.
culture
Two Ways to Survive a War
Schindler's List used restraint. Life is Beautiful used charm as a trapdoor. Two films, two impossible situations, two completely different survival strategies. What they reveal about storytelling, moral courage, and the limits of hope.
culture
The Heart and the Deed: East and West in Moral Philosophy and Storytelling
Hidden Blade vs. Bridge of Spies: Two spy movies. Two visions of justice. No one walks away whole.
culture
The Ring, the Dragon, and Jia Baoyu
Fairy tales can look different depending on where we hear them.