Writing

My ruminations on AI.

Written the way I build — my original thinking, an AI first draft, a skill tuned to my own voice, and a last pass by me.

The Curation EngineerPrompt engineering was a skill. Context engineering became one. Harness engineering is turning into one now too. I think curation is next — knowing when to stop, and what to leave simple.
Line Item, Not OverheadPorsche just committed about 0.7% of annual revenue to AI implementation. Most companies still budget AI like a software subscription — something to minimize. Porsche is treating it like R&D.
The Product Is Behind The ScenesMost AI products bolt an AI-native layer on top of a SaaS offering. I'm obsessed with the version where the SaaS never shows up at all — no login, no training video, no walkthrough.
No Longer TetheredWe had a baby. What kept anything moving was that I stopped needing to sit down at a laptop to move it — one hand free, because the other is holding the baby.
From Prompt Engineering To Context EngineeringPrompt engineering was the skill of the last couple years. It's mostly over. What separates people now is the harness around the model — everything it's given before, during, and after the ask.
Tokens As CapitalAltman offered every YC startup $2M in OpenAI tokens for an uncapped SAFE. A token used to just be an expense — now it's the thing you can get funded in, with a quiet conflict of interest baked in.
The Tech Is Ahead Of The Org ChartOne side of the org chart is adding roles that didn't exist before. The other side is deleting entire layers. Both are the same admission — the old shape doesn't fit anymore.
We Are So Early In StablecoinsStablecoins are about 1.4% of US M2, and the agent economy hasn't even started transacting yet. x402 finally switches on a status code that sat unused for thirty years.
The Voice UnlockWe treat voice as the fallback — slower, sloppier, worse than typing. But for working with AI it might genuinely be the better mode. The messier the input, weirdly, the better the output.
The Way I Work Is ChangingI used to finish one thing, then start the next. Now I've got 4+ projects open at once, all in some stage of almost-done — and the job itself changed underneath me.
Rationing TokensToken management is just part of the job now. Why the cheap era is ending — and why your value as a knowledge worker starts tracking how much AI you can put to work, not how hard you grind.
The Mindset Shift AI Forces on YouThe tools aren't the unlock. What changes is your brain, after you've used them a certain way long enough that the old way stops making sense.