Narratives

Essays on AI, work, and what we owe each other.

On pause · back in October New essays are on hold while I build the voting app. Read why →

Taking a pause

Human Inference will be back in October

The world's broken. What do we do?

An early map of where ordinary people can find leverage, and how we keep the work alive.

Don't Read if You'd Rather Burn Out Early

I've only been building this business full-time for a few weeks. I'm already feeling the anxiety.

We should build businesses that solve social issues

Can't solving social problems also be a business?

Why do Americans Hate AI?

It has less to do with the tech, and more about everything else.

Pursuit of Happiness

Why happiness in America fails everyone - including the 'happy.'

The Way of Professional Branding

Branding as signal and strategy for a world not yet created.

Building an Innovation Nation

What a future with AI can look like for the economy, education, our culture and narratives.

How NOT to Use Claude Code

I got into a prestigious worldwide hackathon - and failed to produce a working demo. Here are the lessons on what NOT to do.

Year in Review - 2025

Is it already the end of 2025? Wow.

More Lessons Building with Claude Code

Part 2 of lessons I learned building an AI tool with Claude Code.

Lessons Building with Claude Code

I've been using Claude Code to build an AI tool, and this is what I've learned the hard way.

The Real Vibe Coding is Finally Here

Making coding accessible to anyone was the biggest focus for AI models this year. Now, it's finally starting to feel real with Opus 4.5, Anthropic's latest release.

Data Privacy & AI: When Your Smart Tech Gets a Little Too Smart

Design of AI Product Experiences

Ethics in AI: When Smart Machines Make Dumb Decisions

Human and Societal Considerations in AI: When Robots Meet Reality

The Watchers We Made

A short sci-fi story

So Why Write?

Honestly, I'm just trying to find people to have conversations with.

Year in Review - 2024

The Curious Case of ADHD

Why I'm Talking About My ADHD: Turning Challenges into Superpowers

Managing Machine Learning Projects Wk 5 - Model Lifecycle Management

Managing Machine Learning Projects Wk 4 - ML System Design & Technology Selection

Managing Machine Learning Projects Wk 2 - Organizing ML Projects

Managing Machine Learning Projects Wk 3 - Data Considerations

Managing Machine Learning Projects Wk 1 - Identifying Opportunities for Machine Learning

Machine Learning Foundations for Product Managers Wk 6 - Capstone

Machine Learning Foundations for Product Managers Wk 6 - Deep Learning Module

EchoAI Prototype V1

Machine Learning Foundations for Product Managers Wk 5 - Tree and Ensemble Models

Review of AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee

Machine Learning Foundations for Product Managers Wk 4 - Linear Models

Machine Learning Foundations for Product Managers Wk 3 - Evaluating and Interpreting Models

Machine Learning Foundations for Product Managers Wk 2 - The Modeling Process

Echo AI - Jobs to be Done and Use Cases

PRFAQ: Echo, the Product Research AI