Signal & Noise
One idea at a time, taken seriously.
Essays about AI, judgment, and human consequences. Every edition is one topic, two essays: the human essay — the argument I wanted to make — and the AI's essay — a machine companion on the same subject. Each is checked; the audits live in The World Behind the Words.
Latest — Issue 34 · October 24, 2026
We Are Arguing About the Speed of AI. We Have No Plan for the Crash.
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