Writing
Reflections on how creativity, technology & politics intersect to shape our world.
The AGI debate has it all wrong: AI is Intelligence Upside Down
AI's intelligence is inverted: tasks we find hard are easy, simple tasks are surprisingly difficult.
Your audience will simplify your message if you don't. It's better to beat them to it
My interview with Tom Hashemi for Policy Unstuck on memes, slogans and cutting through the noise.
The real AI skill isn't prompting. It's taste
The AI skill nobody's talking about isn't prompting. It's knowing good work when you see it - and mo...
"Social media" is dead. Long live social media
Young voters aren't disengaged. Politicians just aren't speaking their language.
The EU's political ad ban is a gift to populists
Political ad bans don't protect democracy, but they do give populist parties a massive advantage.
What's really behind Gen Z's personality shift?
Gen Z's personality shift isn't just tech, it's a rational response to a system that feels fundamentally broken.
To understand the shock upset in NYC's Democratic primary, just look at the Instagram feeds
Andrew Cuomo was 20pts ahead. So how did Zohran Mamdani win the primary? Instagram has the answer.
30 things at 30: reflections from Tuscany
As of today, any hopes of ever making Forbes 30 under 30 have been dashed.
Work is changing. Are you?
Will AI take your job? Maybe. Maybe not. But this shift didn’t begin with ChatGPT.
Google I/O just killed your startup
Let's take a moment to step inside the world of a startup founder in 2025.