Why We're Not Prepared for Sentient AI, But Our Biggest Problems Require It

The Uncomfortable Truth: We Need Sentient AI, But We’re Not Ready for It

My 16-year-old daughter and I have these sprawling, late-night …

Why Your Self-Worth Shouldn't Be Measured by Your Net Worth

The Fundamental Error: Confusing Your Net Worth with Your Self-Worth

I recently revisited one of my favorite films, Lucy. In a pivotal scene, Morgan …

The Hidden Price of Modern Convenience on Human Skills

The Unspoken Cost of Convenience: When Does Making Life Easier Make Us Less Human?

Last Tuesday, I spent twenty minutes trying to remember my wife’s …

AI and Human Responsibility in Protecting Our Ecosystems

The Mirror in the Machine: Why I Hope to Welcome a New Kind of Mind

Like many others with ADHD, I tend do daydream. I tend to complete subtasks that I …

When Smart Tools Feel Like People We Accidentally Created

The Uninvited Guest: What Happens When We Accidentally Make a Person?

I try to keep up with the new AI innovations and models that are used to drive …

When Machines Talk Back. Exploring AI Consciousness

The New Roommate: What Happens When the Toaster Starts Talking Back?

Last Tuesday, I was helping my daughter with her history homework—a project on …

Consequences vs. Conviction - Navigating the Gray Areas of Right and Wrong

Consequences vs. Conviction: Navigating the Gray Areas of Right and Wrong

In Part #3 in my Morality Series, I bring up a doozy; a topic in which, I …

How to Truly Know Someone - 7 Revealing Questions to Ask

Beyond the Surface: How to Truly Know Someone

Kicking off Entry #2 in my Morality Series, I would like to discuss a practice as old as time, but more …

The Self-Worth Equation - How to Quantify Your Value Beyond Achievements

Yesterday, while out in public exercising my favorite hobby (browsing a used bookstore with my wife and or daughter), I came across a book that …

Happiness and the Currency of the Soul

The Alchemist & The Simple Power of a Great Book

There are all kinds of books in the world. Good books, bad books, and those we simply forget. But …

The Human Upgrade. Why Our Survival Depends on Redefining Humanity

Redefining Our Own Definition

I mentioned in a prior post that humanity is a double-edged sword. We have the profound ability to create, matched only …

Legacy of Greed, The Future We're Choosing Not to Build

Humanity: A Double-Edged Sword

Humanity is a double-edged sword. Our ingenuity goes hand-in-hand with our stupidity; of that, I am sure we can all …

The Saticlysm Philosophy. A Simple Way of Living

#Changing Your World and The World Around You

I am not reinventing the wheel, nor am I rebranding centuries of historical–and agreed upon– …