Essays

Long-form writing on why the tools we think with are shaped the way they are, and what changes when an AI can act inside them. These essays are also published on Medium.

• Two Futures

  Why We Build for Humans When AI Can Make Everything

  AI is holding out two hands: one offers an ever-better final answer, the other only a paintbrush. On the two futures that follow, why intent withers when people are removed from creation, and why we build Lino for humans.

  Sept 25, 2026 · 6 min read

  

• The Intent Flywheel

  Stepping Away from the Input Box to Create Better Mind Tools in the AI Era

  Traditional mind tools are broken. This post explores how a continuous, shared canvas replaces the chatbox to activate the "Intent Flywheel," creating a new paradigm for AI-era collaboration.

  June 20, 2026 · 8 min read

  

• Intent Engineering

  Why "Making People Better Thinkers" is the Ultimate Endgame of Tools

  When machines take over the execution of code and design, human cognitive bandwidth itself becomes the bottleneck. This article explores the journey from computer pioneers’ dreams to Intent Engineering in the AI era, and why making people better thinkers is the ultimate endgame of tools.

  June 19, 2026 · 9 min read

  

• The Meta Workflow

  Why AI Will Collapse Every Layer Between Intent and Outcome, and What It Will Never Touch

  AI is eating every layer between intent and outcome. An essay on the nature of workflow — and the one thing AI will never have.

  June 3, 2026 · 7 min read