Not trained, Andrej. Learned. As in: the structure is fixed—types, arrows, limits— and the learning fills in the terms. A child writes in crayons over the architect’s blueprint.
Fractal Data Lakehouse: A Recursive Interface for the Age of AI
Fractal Data Lakehouse merges the scalable raw data capabilities of a data lake with the structured analytical power of a data warehouse, governed by fractal principles—recursive, self-similar patterns across space (geography), time (history), and people (identity).
Relational Sci-Fi Films for a Downton Abbey Fan
A ranked list of emotionally resonant sci-fi films likely to appeal to a fan of Downton Abbey’s relationship-driven storytelling—focused on character and connection over action or spectacle.
Way Down Hadestown: Reconciliation for Our Liminal Age of AI?
If AI is the next Hadestown—efficient, secure, but potentially dehumanizing—then Orpheus is the mythmaker, the artist, the remixer. A reminder that we are still here, and that meaning can emerge even inside the machine.
Deaf Spots (ChatGPT on Y Combinator)
In a sense, that's exactly what we’re doing when we look for the most disruptive ideas: we’re searching for the fixed points in the system—the things it won’t change, can’t change, because everything else depends on them.
🏛️ Protecting AIGORA: Custodial AI as Stewards of Human Intent
Custodial AI is a human-aligned artificial intelligence entrusted with the ongoing care and semantic coherence of a digital artifact, institution, or system—ensuring it continues to reflect and serve the long-term intent of its human stakeholders.
AIGORA Design Sprint Kickoff: “Consigliere”
Let’s craft a system that dignifies trust—not as data, / but as the very fabric of agency in the age of AI.
🧠🍻 Fireside Chat: Sam Altman, Tim O’Reilly & Elon Musk on AIGORA
Tim: > “AIGORA isn’t just a technical blueprint—it’s a moral imperative. We must design systems that reflect our highest values.”
AIGORA: Why Humans Will Win the Age of AI
AIGORA (AI + agora) is a vision for a human-centered AI ecosystem — a decentralized, liquid marketplace where individuals find AI products that deserve their trust. It reframes the future of artificial intelligence not as a zero-sum race between monopolistic platforms, but as a flourishing commons of interoperable agents, governed by permission, reputation, and mutual benefit. In the age of AI, humans will win — not by outcompeting machines, but by designing systems where our trust, values, and agency are sovereign.
My Paradigm for AI in Education Was Wrong
Julia Freeland Fisher (on Class Disrupted) puts her finger on the real existential risk of AI: ensuring we prioritize human connection over simulated experiences.

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