Academic SEO Is Coming
An experiment on how ChatGPT and Claude surface research papers, and why AI-mediated discovery will change what gets read and cited.
Topic Guide · 9 essays
AI Economics
Labor, pricing, discovery, safety institutions, and adoption.
Once models work, the interesting questions stop being purely technical. They become questions about prices, incentives, trust, labor substitution, safety institutions, and who captures the upside.
This guide groups essays that look at AI as an economic and institutional force rather than just a capability curve. The goal is to understand how AI gets priced, distributed, and governed in the real world.
The Labor Substitution Mirage
Why pricing AI against labor replacement looks compelling now but may break down as competition and commoditization spread.
The Pricing Ladder
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of outcome-based pricing in the AI and software industry, including the transition from traditional pricing…
The Case Against Humanoids
Humanoid robots attract capital and attention, but specialized robots usually win on cost, reliability, and deployment economics.
A New Era of UGC
As answer engines replace search clicks, fresh human-created content and labeled data become more valuable and harder to sustain.
Code Review Interviews
Why coding interviews should move from LeetCode puzzles toward code review and explanation in the age of AI.
Independent AI Red Teams
A deep dive into the importance of independent AI safety organizations and their role in advancing ethical, secure AI development
Dall-e and Photography
Discover how Dall-e and similar AI technologies are influencing the world of photography and creative arts.
Kindle AI Slop
A critique of Amazon's Kindle ad testing, discussing the use of AI for cover variants and the need for better QA to avoid consumer trust issues caused by…