Frameworks, principles, and philosophies on building intelligent systems.
The tension between bespoke output and scalable process is not new — sociologists have been documenting it for over a century. This paper grounds the current gen AI paradox in classical social theory.
Most people building AI agent systems are trying to make them smart. This is the wrong goal. The Keyed Machine proposes a layered architecture for agentic AI that inverts the typical model.
Nearly eight in ten companies report using generative AI. Nearly the same proportion report no material impact. This essay argues that the failure is not technological — it is a failure of imagination.
The foundational framework behind IdleHumans’ approach to AI architecture, organizational design, and human-centered systems.