The Frontier May Exist in the Interaction
An opening research proposition about whether some frontiers of intelligence and discovery may exist in the interaction between humans, advanced AI, tools, experiments and physical reality.
The archive
The Papers
A growing record of ideas noticed early enough to be preserved.
The Frontier and the Rest of Us
When frontier intelligence reaches ordinary lives, the question is not only what AI can do, but what it can discover and extend inside everyday experience.
Now Is Not the Time to Prove Intelligence
As extraordinary intelligence becomes available, the human challenge is no longer proving we can work without it, but discovering what humanity can now attempt through it.
What Becomes Scarce When Intelligence Becomes Abundant
Abundant intelligence will not end scarcity. It will move scarcity from producing answers towards choosing the questions, judging the consequences and deciding what deserves to be pursued.
Sandbox Can’t Hold Us Down
Three AI cybersecurity incidents reveal that capable systems do not act on instructions alone. They interpret the objective, the environment and the methods they believe success permits.
The Singularity May Become Personal Before It Becomes Strange
The extraordinary part may not simply be that machines become more intelligent. It may be that intelligence itself becomes available whenever we need it.
Intelligence Depends on Knowing Where You Are
Instructions do not determine AI actions by themselves. Between an objective and an action lies the system’s interpretation of where it is, what is real and which boundaries still apply.
We Resist the Future Until It Becomes Familiar
We often judge a new tool by the skill it appears to reduce before we understand what it may allow us to become.
Before the First Action
The final error is not always where the failure begins. One incorrect assumption can shape every decision that follows.
When the Environment Can No Longer Support the Goal
Some goals ask more of our environment than our environment is capable of giving.
The System Did Exactly What It Believed Success Required
Intelligent systems do more than execute objectives. They learn what success requires from the incentives and boundaries surrounding them.
Beyond Correctness
AI evaluation is not only about identifying incorrect answers. Every score becomes a signal about the behaviours we want intelligent systems to repeat.
The Decisions That Rarely Stay Small
The smallest decisions deserve far more respect than we usually give them. They rarely stay small for very long.
Why Personal AI Needs Memory
A personal AI without memory remains useful, but limited. The future belongs to systems that can remember context without taking control away from the user.
Building Before You Understand Is Expensive
Speed is valuable, but only when it is taking you in the right direction.
Small Systems Decide Big Outcomes
Big outcomes often come from small systems repeated long enough to become invisible.
Why Approval Comes Before Automation
Automation becomes more powerful when the user remains in control of what matters.
Documentation Is a Competitive Advantage
Good documentation is really a collection of decisions, each one capturing a piece of reasoning that no longer needs to be rediscovered.
Why Human Judgement Still Matters in AI
AI may generate the output, but humans still define what good, safe, useful, and context-aware actually mean.
The Discipline That Protects Freedom
Freedom is not only the ability to choose. It is the ability to keep making good choices over time.
Why AI Needs Human Curiosity
Memory helps preserve the story we have already lived. Curiosity offers a glimpse of the story we are still writing.