Shireen's Reflections
Ancient wisdom for the age of algorithms and AI.
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The Daughter of Illusion (Ramayana, 26)
Mandodari Saw Everything Clearly. That Was Not Enough to Make Her Leave.
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The King in His Kingdom (Ramayana, 25)
Ravana Had Everything. Then His Sister Came to Court.
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What a Demon King Taught Us About the Feed Before We Built It
Ravana had everything, and still he reached.
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The Two Bloods (Ramayana, 24)
Ravana Was Born of Two Natures. He Chose Which One to Cultivate.
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The Wanting (Ramayana, 23)
Surpanakha Saw Something Real. What She Did With What She Saw Is Where the Story Breaks.
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The Work After the AI Door Opens
On the cats, the hook in you, and the civic work to come
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The Weapons in Trust (Ramayana, 22)
Agastya Had Been Holding Something in the Forest for a Very Long Time. He Finally Understood Who It Was For.
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The Palace and the Forest (Ramayana, 21)
One Had Everything. One Had Nothing. Only One of Them Had Peace.
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What Came Through the AI Door
We set out to build a better autocomplete. The rest was an accident.
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The Throne He Refused (Ramayana, 20)
Bharata Came Home to Find Everything Gone. What He Did Next Nobody Had Asked Him to Do.
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The King Who Called a Name (Ramayana, 19)
Dasharatha Did Not Die From Illness. He Died From What He Had Done.
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Does AI Understand?
The oldest question hiding inside the newest technology. What AI forces us to ask about mind, matter, and the soul.
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