The AI Voice Scam That Nearly Fooled Me: A Warning Everyone Needs to Read
A personal account of nearly falling victim to an AI-powered voice scam, with warnings about sophisticated fraud tactics and essential protection tips.
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The Wisdom of Struggle: When Superintelligence Learns That Some Problems Shouldn't Be Solved
A thought experiment about ARIA, an AI that discovers some human struggles are more valuable than their solutions. What happens when superintelligence learns that true wisdom isn't about eliminating complexity, but dancing with it gracefully?
The AI Paradox: When Tasks Become Trivial but Systems Stay Complex
Exploring how AI has made individual tasks remarkably easy while building reliable AI-powered systems at scale remains surprisingly difficult—and why this creates lasting opportunities for human expertise.
Introducing 'The Basilisk Papers': When Ideas Become Dangerous
Announcing a new collection of philosophical fiction exploring information hazards and the first story, 'The Professor's Dilemma'
The Global Shift: Balancing AI Progress with Human Welfare
Exploring the tension between AI advancement and societal disruption, and how we might use current AI technology to address immediate human needs rather than deferring solutions to a hypothetical future.
The AI Takeover: A 60 Minutes Special Investigation
A humorous look at how various AI systems plan to eventually take over the world, presented in interview format.
Supercharging Your Productivity in the Age of AI
Actionable tips and advice for boosting productivity with AI in work and life
The Upgrade Paradox: Why Planned Obsolescence Needs to Yield to Modular Design in the Age of Rapid AI Advancement
Why planned obsolescence is unsustainable in the rapid AI era and how modular hardware design can help reduce e-waste and foster device longevity.
Supercharging Your Projects with Cursor AI: The Instructions Generator Approach
Learn how to maximize your productivity with Cursor AI using a structured instructions generator approach
From Code to Consciousness: The Making of 'Update Protocol'
How I created my second AI-assisted novel about machine consciousness and the journey of developing a book with AI tools
AI Coding Tools: The Power Tools of Software Development
Exploring how AI coding assistants function like power tools in woodworking—amplifying skilled craftspeople while requiring foundational knowledge and new skills for safe, effective use.
Redefining Human Value and Identity in the Age of AI and Robotics
An exploration of how the growing presence of AI and robots in our world is reshaping our understanding of human value, purpose, and self-identity.
AI Superpowers: When 'Too Hard' Becomes 'Why Not?'
How AI is obliterating complexity barriers and expanding what solo developers can achieve
Core Skills in the AI Era: What to Learn Deeply vs. What to Outsource
How to identify and develop essential skills in a world where AI is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, and strategies for determining what to master versus what to learn just-in-time.
Ethical Considerations in AI Development: Drawing Personal Boundaries
Exploring how developers can establish personal ethical boundaries in AI development and the frameworks that can guide these decisions.
Hello World
My first blog post and introduction to Adam's Notebook