Essays about AI, practical knowledge, work, and the institutions we may need next.
AI can turn human knowledge into machine capability. But every advance changes what becomes possible, creating new aims, insights and reasons to contribute.
AI can automate a fixed inventory of human activity. But every advance changes what people can want and attempt, moving the frontier of worthwhile work.
AI may make intelligence abundant. The scarce contribution could become the practical knowledge people acquire through experience—and a fair economy would keep them connected to the value it creates.