Essays

Essays on using AI, explaining complex systems, and the work of public institutions.

• 16 May 2026 The operating loop What I have learned about keeping an AI-assisted workflow useful after the first successful draft or build.
• 13 May 2026 India AI is a decision-intelligence problem How AI can support the preparation, review, and use of evidence in public institutions.
• 23 April 2026 Make the system legible What writing an explainer and building a useful dashboard have in common.
• 22 April 2026 The configuration layer The work of fitting AI to an institution: its records, language, tools, and responsibilities.
• 21 April 2026 Nine layers between electrons and tokens A practical map of the AI compute stack and the limits of a simplified dependency model.