My AI TenetsExpose me like I want
Expose me like I want
AI exposed.
I build AI tools and with AI tools. I also have concerns about AI. Both are true at once — and I think the tension is worth interrogating in public. Here is exactly where I stand on six questions about AI. Each position is stated, reasoned, and connected to something I built because of it.
AI doesn’t understand. It recalls.
Trust the outputInterrogate the output
An answer without the path is worthless.
The conclusion mattersThe reasoning matters
AI is training us to stop thinking.
AI accelerates thinkingAI replaces thinking
AI scales whatever you feed it — including your confusion.
Speed replaces claritySpeed forces clarity
The scarce resource is judgment, not output.
Generate moreCurate harder
AI eliminated the space where thinking happens.
Optimize for velocityProtect the pause
Positions updated as my thinking changes.
Last reviewed: March 2026.