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Where AI meets life

Flagship essays exploring the collision zones where AI meets government, faith, relationships, and every other institution that makes us human.

Free NFTs: How they work today
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Free NFTs: How they work today

Free NFTs are a fairly common feature of the NFT space. There is already a lot of diversity, but we can group the different types of free NFTs into two main categories, distinguished on the basis on who can obtain them: Open Access Free NFTs and Closed Access NFTs. Category Open Access Closed Access Category […]

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What is blockchain technology?
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What is blockchain technology?

What is blockchain technology? You've probably heard people (including me!) enthusiastically preaching about its potential, but what exactly is it all about? Let me explain… The official answer goes something like this: 'Blockchain technology enables unmediated, trustless transactions between parties.' That's not much help, so let me break it down: When you buy or sell […]

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A Web3 Writer’s Manifesto
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A Web3 Writer’s Manifesto

Inspired by the thinking and work of Virgil Abloh, I've summarised my thinking about the creative opportunities for writers in Web3 into a short manifesto:

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Why Stories Belong on the Blockchain
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Why Stories Belong on the Blockchain

As a writer who trained as a lawyer and currently works as a product manager, I have a unique perspective on the interaction of smart contracts with a distributed blockchain in order to transact works of art, often unified by a narrative. That’s before we get to the myriad of potential use cases across our […]

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