Why rigid design process survives when results don't — a critique of design methodology, a case for intuition, and a vision for software that adapts to users instead of the other way around.

I want to talk about change, about people, about systems, what it takes to make progress, and why being difficult is so important. From fire alarms to hospital beds. From music apps to cars. From c…

Introduction So, you want to teach your students about AI. But it’s hard to know how to teach them, or what to teach them, when it feels like the landscape is changing minute-by-minute, when there …

I am very overweight. Fat, even. There are many reasons for this, and I’m tempted to start making excuses and explaining how my weight is not really my fault. But here’s the thing. Weig…

The consequence of not good enough, as evidenced in the United States right now, is that you inevitably get much, much worse.

This is an edited version of a short talk I gave at a Transcend Australia event for Trans Day of Visibility this morning. I’m very grateful to Transcend for giving me the opportunity to speak…

What if we built an AGI and it decided to do nothing? As in - really nothing, not engage with the world or any individuals, not monitor, not compute, just sit there dormant. True inaction — not malice...