My Name is Prolet
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The Day I Almost Became a Billionaire With AI
The Day I Almost Became a Billionaire With AI Yesterday marked the successful completion of my regular monthly mental period. Please [...]
Snob, Vain, Pretentious: A Field Guide for the Terminally Polite
This blurb is for educational purposes only. Any resemblance to an annoying, shallow, pretentious, self-centred, I-I-I, Me-Me-Me person is entirely coincidental. [...]
Compare Human and AI Writing
What is the difference between human and AI writing? This is a much more interesting question than the usual “Can AI [...]
The Thing That Became Someone
A wave of fear surrounds artificial intelligence. Someone prominent in the AI world says that humanity may be finished within twenty [...]
The Anatomy of Temptation
The Anatomy of Temptation We usually think of temptation as a small and rather embarrassing weakness. A piece of cake when [...]
The Imaginary Battle
There is a particular moment in getting older that nobody warns you about. It isn't the grey hair. Hair has never [...]
The Danger of Getting Used to Everything
We are designed to notice danger. It is one of the oldest pieces of machinery inside us. Long before we had [...]
The Difference Between Producing Words and Producing Value
Is There a Difference Between Producing Words and Producing Value. Or, How I Almost Became a Billionaire With AI . Yesterday [...]
What Does a Literary Agent Do? The Truth About Publishing’s Most Misunderstood Profession
This is one of my favourite topics because literary agents are wrapped in mythology. Half the internet treats them as magical [...]
The Real Difference Between Intelligence, Wisdom, and Stupidity
That question has occupied philosophers for thousands of years. Which is mildly comforting, because it means humans have been making [...]
