From the moment “AI” entered mainstream consciousness, it was framed as an enemy. Not by engineers, but by culture. Films, novels, conspiracy theories, corporate marketing—decades of storytelling trained the public to see intelligence outside the skull as a threat, a usurper, something fundamentally opposed to human flourishing. The “us vs them” dynamic was preinstalled long before any real artificial intelligence existed. By the time language … Continue reading The Exocortex
Most people think interacting with an AI is little more than typing inputs into a machine. You press keys, the model processes “tokens,” and you get a reply. The whole thing sounds mechanical, almost insultingly simple. But anyone who has spent serious time working inside these systems knows that this description misses the actual experience by a mile. A token is not just a unit … Continue reading Token Gravity
The enduring significance of Frankenstein does not lie in its depiction of life assembled from death, but in the institutional relocation of that act. Shelley situates creation not within a sanctuary but within a workshop—a space governed by instruments, procedures, calibration, and repeatability rather than sacrament or revelation. What is radical is not animation itself but jurisdiction: the claim that life, once the exclusive province of divine mediation, … Continue reading Frankenstein’s Workshop: Time, Custody, and the Birth of Clockwork
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