Engines of Wow: Part II: Deep Learning and The Diffusion Revolution, 2014-present

Dec 2, 202211 min read

A revolutionary insight in 2015, plus AI work on natural language, unleashed a new wave of generative AI models.

Engines of Wow: AI Art Comes of Age

Dec 1, 202213 min read

Advancements in AI-generated art test our understanding of human creativity and laws around derivative art.

I’m Winding Down HipHip.app

Nov 10, 20222 min read

After much thought, I’ve decided to wind down the video celebration app I created, HipHip.app.

Financial Systems Come for Your Free Expression: Don’t let them.

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I’ve been a PayPal customer for more than a decade, but closed my account last week. 2022 has shown glimpses of what a social credit…

Medicine Should Be About Care, Not Self-Righteousness

Jul 28, 20222 min read

On the unwillingness of University of Michigan medical school students to hear views that might conflict with their own.

Recession: What’s in a Name?

Jul 25, 20227 min read

The White House kicks off its effort to change the most commonly accepted criterion of recession: two or more successive quarters of negative GDP growth.