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"AI Populism" is a term that obscures more than it reveals.

Apr 14, 2026

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9 min read

"AI Populism" is a term that obscures more than it reveals.

Can we just not?

David Karpf
David Karpf
Book review: Billionaire Backlash

Apr 10, 2026

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6 min read

Book review: Billionaire Backlash

An optimistic book about how scandal revitalizes democracy. I have some notes.

David Karpf
David Karpf
On Elon Musk and Legal Arbitrage

Apr 2, 2026

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10 min read

On Elon Musk and Legal Arbitrage

A jaded lesson from revisiting a missed prediction

David Karpf
David Karpf
Bullet Points: Hydra Fire

Mar 27, 2026

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7 min read

Bullet Points: Hydra Fire

Alternative media, tech, billionaires, tech-billionaires, and some book recommendations

David Karpf
David Karpf
The Metaverse exits its Weekend-at-Bernie's phase

Mar 20, 2026

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11 min read

The Metaverse exits its Weekend-at-Bernie's phase

Some lessons about technology and futurity. And why the analogy to generative AI is not quite right.

David Karpf
David Karpf
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