There’s an old saying in the semiconductor world: chips are the new oil. That metaphor, like most good ones, has… Read more
Category: Technology
Naming the Pain: Narrative Labor, Language Mummification, and the Hidden Costs of Writing with AI
Large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude offer powerful capabilities, but long-form creative work remains a persistent failure point…. Read more
Coke, Pepsi, and the Future of Autonomous Ride-Sharing. Why Austin’s Experiment Matters for Public Policy.
For years, autonomous vehicles have been framed as a distant technological frontier, an abstract promise of convenience, safety, and efficiency…. Read more
The AI Future Is Quietly Taking Shape & It’s Sitting On Your Desk
The most consequential choices we make about technology often unfold quietly. Not in government hearings or viral headlines, but at… Read more
Every Click You Make: The Slow Decline of the Internet (and the Hidden Cost of ‘Free’)
It starts the same way every time. You open a browser to check the weather, and seventeen clicks later you’re… Read more
Fractional Work Is Eating the Org Chart
Some of the smartest people I know are working three jobs, and none of them are full time. A startup… Read more
The Future of Labor Is Already Clocked In
In 2024, a junior associate at a boutique law firm in Chicago began training a GPT model to write like… Read more
Still Using Google? So Are 90% of Us. That’s Kind of the Problem.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google in October 2020. That legal challenge could reshape… Read more
From Gasoline Alley to the Grid: What GM’s Formula 1 Engine Means for American Manufacturing
When you live in Indianapolis, motorsport is more than spectacle, it’s civic texture. On Memorial Day weekend, the roar from… Read more
Mentorship as Infrastructure
Somewhere between staying current and staying employed, there’s a gap most people don’t talk about. It’s the space between what… Read more