Notes on ownership, agency, and building in a world transformed by AI.
The 2012 LinkedIn breach resurfaced years later, revealing a troubling reality: information can remain valuable and dangerous long after it leaves our control. What does that teach us about the information we're entrusting to AI today?
Read the note ↗As AI increasingly interprets information and makes decisions, how do we know when its conclusions deserve our confidence? Explore why trust depends on more than intelligence, accuracy, or access to information.
Read the note ↗We've become remarkably good at preserving information, but what happens when its meaning, context, or accuracy disappears? Explore why trustworthy AI requires more than access to data.
Read the note ↗As AI agents become capable of making decisions and taking action, the permissions we grant them carry consequences we may not anticipate. Explore the difference between allowing AI to help and giving it authority over what matters.
Read the note ↗We tend to measure assets by what we own, but much of life's value exists in knowledge, relationships, experiences, and information. Explore how recognizing these overlooked assets can change the way we approach artificial intelligence.
Read the note ↗AI can preserve our words perfectly while completely misunderstanding their meaning. Explore how humor, relationships, and missing context could turn accurate information into false conclusions about who we are.
Read the note ↗Artificial intelligence is removing the barriers that once prevented people from building software. But creating something that works doesn't necessarily mean understanding the responsibilities or risks associated with using it.
Read the note ↗As AI assistants develop long-term memories, they may accumulate a deeper understanding of our lives. Explore the value, risks, and ownership of AI memory.
Read the note ↗Most people understand what AI can do today, but fewer understand what it is becoming. Explore five stages of artificial intelligence and how each changes our relationship with technology.
Read the note ↗AI assistants are evolving from answering questions to taking action on our behalf. Explore how delegation, trust, and human judgment will shape our relationship with AI.
Read the note ↗Artificial intelligence can be remarkably capable and still make costly mistakes. Discover why human judgment and reliable information matter more than AI intelligence alone.
Read the note ↗Artificial intelligence is changing more than how we work. Explore how AI will reshape our relationship with technology, information, and control.
Read the note ↗Our personal information is scattered across countless organizations. As AI makes that information increasingly valuable, it's time to reconsider who controls it and who benefits.
Read the note ↗Most people are learning how to use AI. Far fewer are thinking about what happens when it changes everything around them. Explore the 10 levels of AI thinking and discover why understanding the consequences matters as much as understanding the technology.
Read the note ↗How we preserve independent judgment and meaningful choices as AI becomes part of everyday life.
Read the note ↗Why knowledge, relationships, experience, and personal data deserve a closer look at value and ownership.
Read the note ↗Why building useful AI starts with real lives, difficult questions, and participation.
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