Insights
Insights
Perspectives on presence, privacy, and building AI companions worthy of trust.
Before You Let an AI Agent onto Your Computer
Personal AI agents are moving onto the computers people already use. Seven questions worth asking before one acts in your name.
Read → AccountabilityNobody Should Have to Take an AI's Word for It
When an AI can act on your behalf, "trust us" stops being good enough. What accountability should actually mean, and why fluency makes it harder.
Read → ConnectionLoneliness Isn't an Old-Age Problem
In Great Britain, the age group most likely to say they feel lonely is the youngest one. What the ONS figures actually say, and what they change.
Read → Trust & safetyWhat Makes an AI Trustworthy?
An AI that remembers you and can act for you has to earn trust in ways a chatbot never did. Here's what that looks like.
Read → PrivacyWhat "Your Data Isn't the Product" Really Means
The most repeated promise in tech, and one of the emptiest. Here's what actually makes it true, and how to check any AI you use.
Read → Model-agnosticWhy Your AI Shouldn't Be Locked to One Model
Most AI is built on a single company's model. Here's why that's a bet, and what an AI that isn't locked in can do instead.
Read → On presenceWhat Makes an AI Feel Present?
The difference between an assistant that answers and a presence that stays, and why it's the harder thing to build.
Read → For familiesChoosing an AI Companion for an Older Parent: What to Look For
A practical guide for families weighing an AI companion for an older parent who lives alone: what to look for, and what to be wary of.
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