Research, writing, and practical perspectives on how AI shapes institutions, public life, and society.

AI Learned English First. Everything Else Is Translation. On the language of the critique, Soviet Engineering books, and the question of whether we truly want all our traditions and knowledge …

So off I went to Gemini, added the prompt and my own colour scheme and font, and it gave me a great output. We could use it, and my next step was to tinker, which was a disaster; otherwise, I wouldn’t be writing this. In the end, after an hour of frustration, I asked it to revert all changes and return to the initial version. Lesson well learnt. You don’t need more features. You do not need to add anything else, and your MVP should not exceed 3 items.

About 6 months ago, I made a solemn promise to myself: I was going to write every single day. I bought a beautiful new notebook (around 7 - there was a sale, and I thought, why not, I could have different books for different themes), I cleared my desktop, and waited for the magic to happen.

Eight months ago, I decided to take my education into my own hands.

Since January 1st, I've completed 212 certificates across AI, ethics, business, education, basically following every thread that catches my interest and seeing where it leads. It's been messy, overwhelming, fascinating, and incredibly productive in ways I didn't expect.

Universities once stood as intellectual sanctuaries where minds could explore, connect, and transform. Today, many have devolved into credential factories, churning out degrees while the very essence of education crumbles beneath bureaucratic weight and market pressures. This shift hasn't gone unnoticed by students who increasingly seek learning beyond institutional walls. The question emerges: are we witnessing the end of traditional higher education, or its necessary evolution?

Most of us have been thinking about accessibility all wrong. We've treated it like a regulatory afterthought, something we bolt on after the "real" design is done. But what if accessibility is viewed through the lens of excellence rather than accommodation?

I keep thinking about that robot. One Optimus unit, Tesla's $20,000+ humanoid creation, stands behind the bar on the second floor, methodically scooping popcorn into paper containers while 140 human employees do literally everything else, the cooking, the serving, the cleaning, the actual work of running a restaurant. But guess what everyone's filming?

The popcorn robot.