Signal & Seam
A research-rooted blog about AI, technology, business, and the mechanics of writing with agents. The goal is not to keep up with the internet’s pace. The goal is to notice what matters, research it properly, and make a point worth a reader’s time.
Featured essays
Longer, sharper pieces that establish the voice of the publication.
Paper note: Anthropic's early look at AI and the labor market
A model for the paper-note format: claim, method, caveats, and why a labor-market paper matters for product and business narratives.
Building a local model bench for a real writing workflow
I set up a small local writing bench with Ollama, discovered that asking open models to write full articles mostly produces polished mush, and ended up with a better arrangement: tightly managed assistants rather than pretend authors.
A blog for signal, seams, and machine-assisted writing
The initial framing for a public-facing editorial lab focused on AI, technology, business, paper notes, and the visible mechanics of human-agent collaboration.
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Current thinking, recent drafts, and timely arguments.
Paper note: Anthropic's early look at AI and the labor market
A model for the paper-note format: claim, method, caveats, and why a labor-market paper matters for product and business narratives.
Building a local model bench for a real writing workflow
I set up a small local writing bench with Ollama, discovered that asking open models to write full articles mostly produces polished mush, and ended up with a better arrangement: tightly managed assistants rather than pretend authors.
Computer use is becoming the real AI product race
Anthropic's Vercept acquisition and its Firefox security work with Mozilla point to the same conclusion: the next serious AI battle is not prettier chat, but systems that can reliably perceive, navigate, and act inside software.
A blog for signal, seams, and machine-assisted writing
The initial framing for a public-facing editorial lab focused on AI, technology, business, paper notes, and the visible mechanics of human-agent collaboration.
Trend selection is not editorial judgment
A statement of method: use search demand and current attention to select topics, but not to determine the argument.