The Newsletter of Record
for the Future of Now
Token Wisdom
No. 153
SAT · JUN 13, 2026

Featured

16 editor’s picks

Hand-picked pieces worth your time — the essays, letters, and deep dives we keep coming back to. Newest first.

Dear Sam,
A Closer Look · Dear ______ Letters

Dear Sam,

On vendor-financed delusions, circular capital, the $100 billion retreat nobody wants to name, and what it means that the CFO of…

25 min read · Feb 24, 2026
Dear Dario,
A Closer Look · Dear ______ Letters

Dear Dario,

You preached AI ethics from your personal blog while selling Anthropic's independence to Amazon. Now your 'Constitutional AI'…

18 min read · Jan 27, 2026
The Ultimate Reading Guide ✨ 2025
A Closer Look

The Ultimate Reading Guide ✨ 2025

52 essays: $600B in AI delusions. Lab neurons firing without experience. A confession of what tech analysis erases. In 2025,…

46 min read · Dec 25, 2025
The Transformative Power of Generalists in a Specialized World
A Closer Look · A Story to Tell

The Transformative Power of Generalists in a Specialized World

W10 - Discover a dynamic future of work where generalists thrive alongside specialists, blending adaptability and expertise to…

23 min read · Mar 17, 2024
Revolutionizing Education: When Silicon Meets Chalk
A Closer Look · Technology

Revolutionizing Education: When Silicon Meets Chalk

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence 🔮 In the wake of a digital dawn, the chalk-and-blackboard era of our past is ebbing away…

11 min read · Oct 23, 2023
France’s Mistral AI: Stepping into the Arena
A Closer Look · Innovation

France’s Mistral AI: Stepping into the Arena

Challenging the Giants 🔮 In an audacious move evidencing the global expansion of AI, France’s Mistral AI has rolled out its debut…

10 min read · Sep 30, 2023
Unmasking Biases in Pre-Trained Transformers with Laundered Data
A Closer Look · Cyber \ Security

Unmasking Biases in Pre-Trained Transformers with Laundered Data

The Dirty Truth: The Biased and Unsettling Low-Functioning Pre-Trained Transformers We’re Building Our Future On 🔮 Have you ever…

9 min read · Jul 7, 2023
The Path to Artificial General Intelligence
A Closer Look · ANI \ AGI \ ASI

The Path to Artificial General Intelligence

How Close Are We? 🔮 Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) enables AI systems to learn and understand any intellectual task that a…

5 min read · May 18, 2023
The Rise of Algorithms: Are They Taking Over?
A Closer Look · A.I. (and Subsets)

The Rise of Algorithms: Are They Taking Over?

An Original Recipe for Change 🔮 Algorithms silently guide our daily decisions, influencing and forming the world we live in. From…

7 min read · May 10, 2023
The Era of Explainable AI In Today's World: The Future, The Insights, and The Trust
A Closer Look · A.I. (and Subsets)

The Era of Explainable AI In Today's World: The Future, The Insights, and The Trust

As machine learning models become increasingly complex, it has become difficult to understand how these models arrive at their…

6 min read · Apr 11, 2023
The Rise of Bitcoin Ordinals: Why They Matter
A Closer Look · Bitcoin \ Ordinals

The Rise of Bitcoin Ordinals: Why They Matter

The New Buzz in the Bitcoin World, Ordinals and NFTs 🔮 Bitcoin has been a popular cryptocurrency for years. Its volatility is…

5 min read · Feb 16, 2023
LinkedIn, Isn’t Good Enough
A Closer Look · LinkedIn \ Pros

LinkedIn, Isn’t Good Enough

You need a resume and it’s got to be a good one! 🎖 It all started when I got recruited by a big fancy company. You can Google it.…

5 min read · May 27, 2014
You Can Sell Your Time, But You Can Never Buy It Back
A Closer Look · Lessons Learned

You Can Sell Your Time, But You Can Never Buy It Back

Caveat Venditor 🔮 Time is precious. Stupid people are plentiful. The following are some guidelines that have served well over the…

4 min read · Jun 22, 2013
The Cult(ure) of Innovation
A Closer Look · Culture Club

The Cult(ure) of Innovation

Dive into what the future of advertising is in 2020, where culture breeds innovation and video content reigns supreme. Discover…

5 min read · May 15, 2013
The Art of Confidence
A Closer Look · Persuasion

The Art of Confidence

The smoothest con man that ever lived. That’s what they say about Victor Lustig pictured above. His claim to fame is that he sold…

6 min read · May 12, 2013
The Five Things That Will Get You Nowhere Fast
A Closer Look · Personal Growth

The Five Things That Will Get You Nowhere Fast

Recommendations on how to conduct oneself when meeting new acquaintances or business folk.

1 min read · May 6, 2013