Us and Them
Strangers in the elevator, kindred spirits online. How digital life is changing friendship, trust, and our sense of belonging.
We remember life before the internet
And we explore a world of algorithms and AI — with curiosity and without rushing.
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★We Are the Generation of Two Worlds
We have lived in two worlds: the analogue one we remember and the digital one we are learning to navigate. What does that experience help us see?
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The Renaissance of Curiosity: How AI Restored My Childhood Wonder
I used to want to explore everything. Adulthood narrowed that world. AI unexpectedly gave me back the freedom to ask questions without feeling foolish.
Part 2. What You Can't Hear in a Song
Two songs can sound equally convincing. Does knowing that one took six months of human life and the other forty seconds of generation change how we hear them?
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Why Science Fiction Prepared Us for the Age of AI
In recent years, it has begun to feel as though the world has finally lost its mind. Every morning brings another headline that would have looked
After the Credits
Why artificial intelligence might turn out to be a natural continuation of human evolution Is the arrival of AI a natural path of human development, an
When Work Becomes Optional. What Musk Left Unsaid
We fear that AI will take our jobs. But what if, one day, it truly frees us from the need to work? The great question of the future may no longer be how to make a living, but what to make of life itself.
Peter Milenin
I remember the sound of tuning shortwave radio and the rustle of vinyl. Today, I explore artificial intelligence and write about staying human in the age of algorithms. I share what I have experienced, noticed and continue to investigate.
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