Human Wiring

When AI makes a mistake, we call it a bug. When the brain does, we call it personality. Notes on the glitches we all run on.

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min of your attention

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When an AI invents a study that never existed, we call it a bug. When the human brain does the same, we call it memory. A tour through the glitches in our own operating system, and what they reveal about how much “you” is actually running the show.

What you’ll walk away with

AI copies human intelligence, errors included. This piece holds the human brain to the same standard, from false memories and autopilot habits to delayed perception and a self that might be more story than substance.

Manga-style black-and-white illustration of a young person in a backward cap and oversized black T-shirt, gazing coolly down at the viewer, with a glowing halo of Japanese text reading “I decide my own life” above their head and columns of green digital code behind them.

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min of your attention

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Once a year, Bali switches itself off so the evil spirits think nobody’s home. No flights, no lights, no leaving the house. Then someone turned on a flashlight to film it.

What you’ll walk away with

Why the money argument against influencers is mostly envy, and why the eye roll isn’t. A piece about shared space, quiet cafés, and one flashlight on Bali’s Day of Silence.

A phone flashlight cuts through a dark tropical courtyard at night while another person’s hand reaches into the beam.

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min of your attention

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Someone I know hates it when clients answer her work with “okay.” No wow. No fire emoji. I think she’s reading the best review she’ll ever get.

What you’ll walk away with

One-word approval gets mistaken for indifference. In client work, it usually means you hit the target so cleanly there’s nothing left to say.

Jen painting on a wall.