Please Do Not Optimize the Humans
Bill Gates, lifelong champion of efficiency, now argues that some human work may be worth protecting precisely because it cannot—and should not—be optimized.
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Degrees, Drills and Algorithms: Rethinking Education in the Age of AI
AI is reshaping the value of degrees and apprenticeships, rewarding adaptable people who combine critical thinking, practical skills and human judgment.
Think of the Children - and Please Sign Here
AI’s prophets discover job loss when it reaches PowerPoint. A four-sentence manifesto demands action—while carefully avoiding who must act, and how.
Ten Jobs Whose Current Form Deserves a Farewell Party
A sharp look at which white-collar roles AI may not merely change, but quietly make obsolete, and why polite language hides the scale of the shift.
Engram, DeepSeek, and the return of “memory” as an architectural primitive
DeepSeek's Engram reframes memory as an architectural primitive, suggesting models may need recall structures rather than ever-larger layers.
The Tool Is Not the Craft
AI adoption fails when organizations confuse access to tools with mastery of the craft needed to use them responsibly.
Implications of AGI for Universal Basic Income
AGI forces a hard look at universal basic income when work may no longer be society's main distribution mechanism.
OpenAI's $1 ChatGPT Deal for the Federal Government: Philanthropy or Power Play?
OpenAI's one-dollar federal deal looks generous, but it also plants ChatGPT deep inside public-sector workflows.
Are We Losing a Generation of Experts to AI?
AI may erase entry-level rungs before young professionals can build expertise, creating a hidden generational risk.
The Dark Side of AI: How Cybercriminals are Weaponizing Language Models
Malla represents the darker side of generative AI, where language models become tools for scalable cybercrime.