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Provenance

Where did this come from and can you prove it? Content authenticity, digital watermarking, supply chain transparency, and the infrastructure for trusting information in an era of synthetic media.

7 Posts · Nov 27, 2023 – Jun 12, 2026
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All the Data· Jun 12, 2026 · 20 min read

The Stupidity Subsidy

W24 — Everyone keeps asking whether technology made us dumber. Wrong question. The data says no. Our intelligence didn't move, the reward function did. We built the first machine in history that pays smart people to act…

All the Data· May 28, 2026 · 13 min read

Data Is Not the New Oil

W22 — The slogan is wrong on every axis it was built to carry. The lie is not lazy; it is load-bearing. Strip it back and you find the real commodity and the reason it stays hidden. The model keeps what fits and files…

Educate \ Learn· May 7, 2026 · 21 min read

The Wrong Name on the Door

W19 — Misattribution isn't an injustice problem, it's an intelligence problem. Put the wrong name on a discovery and the field asks questions designed for the wrong person. The correction never arrives because no one…

Lessons Learned· Feb 19, 2026 · 11 min read

The Persistence of Inferior Standards

W08 - Your calendar is broken, your clock runs on Bronze Age finger-counting, and your interest rates are modeled on Sumerian goat reproduction. We're not living in a high-tech civilization. We're running 21st-century…

👁️ A Closer Look· Dec 19, 2024 · 9 min read

I Call Dibs: An Intellectual Property Paradox

W50 - From Amazon patenting white backgrounds to billion-dollar battles over rounded rectangles, welcome to the intellectual property circus—where common sense goes to die, innovation moves at the speed of litigation,…

👁️ A Closer Look· Feb 18, 2024 · 16 min read

Navigating the Consequences of Intellectual Property Law

W06 - In the intricate ballet of innovation and economic growth, intellectual property (IP) rights are the silent conductors orchestrating a mixture of harmonic advances and dissonant setbacks.

IP \ Copyright· Nov 27, 2023 · 9 min read

Truth or Deception? The Double-Edged Sword of Digital Authenticity

Navigating the Challenges of Misinformation with C2PA 🔮 "Predicting the future isn’t magic. It’s artificial intelligence.” — David Waters The Rise of Misinformation In an era where information is readily accessible, the…