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The Last Book on the Shelf: The Privatization of Collective Memory
From censorship that left a scar to AI that destroys paper to synthesize the truth. What happens when knowledge stops being a public document and becomes a probabilistic weight on a private server.
The Digestion of Books: How AI Companies Buy, Scan and Destroy Physical Libraries
The story that defines why knowledge is ceasing to be a document and becoming a probabilistic weight: Anthropic's Project Panama and the market for physical books used to train models.
If AI Multiplies Your Productivity, Who Keeps the Benefit?
If AI multiplies productivity, who captures the benefit? A reflection on workers, companies, and technology providers.
Solving More, Learning Less
How AI can speed up our work faster than it speeds up our learning.
From Building in Azure to '96 Code: Why Legacy Made Me a Better AI Engineer
From building cloud services from scratch to colliding with legacy systems and the tech gap after parental leave. A reflection on reclaiming confidence and why real AI is built by solving complex problems.
Cognitive Fatigue in the AI Era
Why your brain feels exhausted after using AI tools all day, and what you can do about it.
How AI Is Reshaping Our Attention
The hidden cost of cognitive offloading and how to stay focused in a world of instant answers.
IKEA built an AI chatbot that took over 8,500 customer service roles. And not one of those people lost their job.
How IKEA's AI chatbot Billie handled 47% of inquiries, saved €13M, and retrained 8,500 employees into premium interior design advisors - generating €1.3B in new revenue.