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July 6, 2026
A Treatise on Writing in the AI Age
The real question was never which tool touched the text, but whether a mind stands behind it. The closing essay in the series argues for a standard built on ownership, not origin.
July 6, 2026
A Treatise on Writing in the AI Age
Plagiarism policies target real harm and are checkable in the artifact. AI disclosure mandates do neither. A look at what actually betrays readers, and why platforms keep chasing the wrong problem instead.
July 6, 2026
A Treatise on Writing in the AI Age
An AI disclosure badge isn't neutral metadata, it's a verdict. Why stigma-backed mandates punish the writers doing things honestly while doing nothing to stop the ones who don't.
July 6, 2026
A Treatise on Writing in the AI Age
Ghostwriting has been undisclosed for a century, and nobody calls it fraud. So why does one tool get a mandatory badge? A look at the double standard baked into AI disclosure rules.
July 6, 2026
A Treatise on Writing in the AI Age
When a Dev.to moderator flagged my post for AI assistance, it raised a question we've stopped asking: why do we write at all, and what should the rules around AI-assisted writing actually protect?
April 19, 2026
A field guide for the builders who weren't builders a year ago. You're shipping anyway. Here's how to get started without too many growing pains.
April 6, 2026
AI agents can act on your data, install packages, and run commands all without asking twice. This is the security intro nobody gave you when you started building.
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