CE / IDEAS
Ideas / Working propositions
Arguments built to survive contact with reality.
Each proposition is connected to the sourced record, but remains an argument rather than a claim of fact.
Short notes on physical constraints, institutional capacity, and judgment when the model cannot settle the decision.
- 01Energy × computationCompute is physicalPower, transmission, cooling, land, chips, construction, capital, regulation, and operating discipline all sit inside the AI stack.3 min
- 02Rules × executionInstitutions are infrastructurePhysical systems endure only when their institutional interfaces can make commitments credible, resolve conflict, and preserve memory through changes in leadership.3 min
- 03Models × decisionsJudgment under uncertaintyConsequential decisions improve when measurable risk, scenario uncertainty, and genuine ignorance remain separate—and when revision is designed into the process.3 min