Philosophy

Thinking Deeply

Philosophy

In-depth discussions and essays on philosophical topics, encouraging deep thought and contemplation. Engage with ideas that challenge and inspire.

  1. Weather versus storm: adapting to the conditions around us.

    This Isn't a Storm. This Is the Weather.

    AI is changing the conditions of work. Sophocles' Antigone offers a lesson in leadership, adaptation, and building processes for the new weather.

  2. AI Value Chain: Full stack from person at front end to GPU data centers at back end

    The AI Value Stream: Why the System Matters More Than the Model

    Why understanding the full AI stack—from user intent to data center infrastructure—matters more than chasing the best model.

  3. Team members collaborate around a table reviewing documents, with planning boards covered in sticky notes visible in the background.

    How to Communicate in a World of AI

    AI speeds up producing documents, but it doesn’t preserve the intent behind them. This post argues that specifications—clear goals, constraints, and success criteria—are the shared language that aligns people and AI. It explains how specs differ from prompts and evaluations, and offers a simple specification-first playbook for everyday work.

  4. A misty valley at dusk with golden lights glowing from scattered houses, surrounded by dark rolling hills and distant mountains under a deep blue sky streaked with clouds.

    When the Machines Don’t Sleep

    Ted Tschopp explores the dawn of AI-only enterprises—organizations that never sleep, never tire, and may soon redefine business itself. Through the lens of parenthood, stewardship, and strategy, he asks how humans can prepare wisely for a world where machines run 24/7 and value is measured in milliseconds.

  5. A warmly lit oil painting of a father and his two daughters studying together at a cluttered kitchen table, illuminated by a soft glow that contrasts with the surrounding shadows.

    From Guesswork to Geometry: Measuring AI’s Uneven Abilities

    A reflection on AI’s uneven abilities, the limits of proposed AGI scores, and how to turn a cognitive profile into useful questions about real work.

  6. A tall lighthouse perched on a rocky coastal cliff shines its bright beam through heavy fog and storm clouds, illuminating the dark shoreline and turbulent sea below.

    The Lighthouse and the New Lens

    A parable of a lighthouse keeper adopting a new lens illustrates why reskilling matters. The article connects this to current workforce shifts and offers a practical AI-powered prompt for consistent, fair RFP evaluations.

  7. A serene orchard scene with rows of bare trees covered in small buds, captured on a misty morning. The foreground shows frosted grass and a dirt path leading through the orchard, with soft sunlight filtering through the haze in the background.

    The Orchard and the Algorithm

    A parable‑rich essay argues that enterprises overinvest in durable applications while underinvesting in the people who animate them. With AI blurring the line between software and labor, budgets move from headcount to heads‑of‑compute and apprenticeship ladders erode. The piece proposes five‑year team charters, skills‑renewal funds, redesigned apprenticeships, and governance that treats AI like a supply chain—paired with a human covenant.

  8. A woman stands before endless glowing shelves in a futuristic archive, weaving through streams of golden and blue light that resemble threads of a cosmic loom.

    The Skill that Outgrows the Tool

    This article explores why relying on tool mastery is a risky career move in 2026. As AI begins to automate entire workflows, the most valuable skill will be translating business needs into AI solutions and understanding enterprise systems. Using historical analogies and the CLEAR framework, it argues that enterprise thinking, not tool memorization, will define future success.

  9. Deep-rooted tree weathering a storm, symbolizing enterprise resilience during AI transformation

    Rooted in Resilience

    Exploring how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing enterprise SaaS and what utilities and large organizations must do to thrive in this new landscape of just-in-time software solutions.

  10. Child holding a smooth stone on Hawaiian beach, symbolizing what humans hold that AI cannot

    Beyond the Boundaries: Leading in a Post-AI Era

    A contemplative exploration of how AI's dissolution of traditional work boundaries between words, images, numbers, and sounds creates new opportunities for distinctly human leadership grounded in empathy, wisdom, and connection.

  11. A Young Girl Solves a Math Problem by herself

    The Student Who Taught Herself

    Watching my daughter learn math reminded me of a breakthrough in AI—AZR, a self-teaching model that reasons and grows without external data. This post reflects on learning, AI, and grace.

  12. A Digital Hand and a human hand, holding a map of the world

    The Human Edge

    A March 2025 review of factory automation, healthcare agents, brain-computer interfaces, and spatial AI through their specific effects on human work.

  13. Visual representation of the uncanny valley between human and AI voices

    Bridging the Uncanny

    An exploration of the uncanny valley in AI voice technology, examining how nearly human AI voices challenge our understanding of authenticity and what makes us uniquely human in an age of advanced artificial intelligence.

  14. A team collaborating on software development with AI tools.

    AI in Software Development - Breaking Myths and Building Teams

    AI in software development isn’t about replacing developers or making them code faster. It’s about transforming teams, fostering collaboration, and expanding who can contribute to software creation.

  15. Leonardo Quote

    Tell Me If Anything Was Ever Done

    Leonardo’s notebooks prompt a practical reflection on unfinished work, useful drafts, and what completion means when AI can generate more possibilities.

  16. Breaking Free from the Possible

    From Politics to Artistry - The Evolution of the Art of the Possible

    A thought-provoking analysis on the hidden dangers of the 'art of the possible' and how it impedes genuine progress and innovation.

  17. An early-2000s computer resting on a writing desk with books and coffee

    The Machine That Dreamed in Plot

    Reflections on computer-based storytelling models like BRUTUS, MINSTREL, and MEXICA, alongside thoughts on creativity, authorship, and the soul of narrative.