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LatestNo. 12November 10, 202611 min read
Is Afro Tech worth it?
Notes from a week in Houston: what the ticket really buys you, the sessions that woke up the kid in me, and what Afro Tech made clear about what I'm building.
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Earlier issues
No. 11Oct 14, 20266 min
A Love Story with Data
It started with a Blogger blog in 2009 and a one-click Google Analytics integration. The breadcrumbs we leave online are an asset we own, and most of us give it away freely.
No. 10Sep 24, 20266 min
Principles of AI Regulation
I rewatched I, Robot and came away with three ground rules for a world where machines and humans co-exist: benevolence, decentralization, and mutuality.
No. 09Sep 17, 20268 min
Extinction or Utopia: AI in 2026
A group chat about whether there should be an "AI slow down" propelled me to write: what one would look like, whether the AI leaders calling for it are genuine, and why I'm for it anyway.
No. 06Jun 4, 20264 min
From generative to agentic: your digital twin, and your greatest wingman
We're moving past generative AI into the agentic era — digital versions of ourselves that take action. It starts as a dating wingman and ends as an extension of you.
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MediumJul 13, 2022
Chasing Self-Love: 3 Months in Medellin.
There was a feeling inside of me that I could not escape. A feeling that I was off balance, not fully aligned. If I didn’t find intentionality that I would compromise the potential of my future self.
MediumSep 9, 2020
The Cost of Artificially Injecting Race into the System
Thomas Hobbes was an English Philosopher living during the Enlightenment Era, a period that saw massive amounts of people being lifted out of poverty in Europe. During this time “leisure activities” and “luxury” became concepts for a broad…