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information asymmetry

A collection of 5 posts
LLM “intelligence” is a dark pattern
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LLM “intelligence” is a dark pattern

LLMs leverage scaffolding and user psychology to appear as slabs of raw intelligence in service of a costly illusion.
19 Nov 2025 18 min read
A (less) technical guide for understanding large language models
AI

A (less) technical guide for understanding large language models

Disambiguating LLMs from other machine learning tech is the first step to making sense of the current AI boom.
14 Nov 2025 26 min read
Capitalism runs like a computer (and it's being hacked)
information asymmetry

Capitalism runs like a computer (and it's being hacked)

Like computer networks, market capitalism rewards actors that exploit gaps created by system and user behavior.
15 Aug 2025 17 min read
What do AI alignment fears reveal about market capitalism?
information asymmetry

What do AI alignment fears reveal about market capitalism?

Capitalism's misincentives won't create Skynet but resemble optimization problems AI programmers face.
07 May 2025 18 min read
The lethal economics of corporate kung fu
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The lethal economics of corporate kung fu

Does competition in market capitalism incentivize increasingly cleverer ways of bypassing economic competition?
29 Jan 2025 7 min read
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