2026 articles

The one thing missing in AI

The more we use LLMs to act as proxies for our thinking the less we have of one particular thing that makes us distinctly human. While LLMs can be directed to simulate it much in the same way it can clone writing styling or art styles is precisely the same …

A4risms

“The greatest works come from deep study. Great study needs the luxury of time to accomplish.” [2026-04-01]“It’s not what true that matters in the short run, it’s what people know that counts.” [2026-03-30]“The role of a scientist is to develop methodology in pursuit of evidence.” [2026-01-17]“Bankruptcy begins …

The Ninki Nanka Problem: Why Uncertainty Destroys Well-Intentioned Software and AI Projects

This article originall appeared on the CEMA Newsletter in February 2026."If you're certain, you're certainly wrong, because nothing deserves certainty"Bertrand RussellThere are places in the lower Gambia where, for generations, people simply did not go. The land there was fertile, the water abundant, the vegetation thick …