City Walks and Long Memory
Essays connecting AI to Pittsburgh streets, industrial history, labor transitions, robotics, music, education, and the long pattern of technological change.
CMU, Robotics, and the Question of Who Gets to Define Progress
Carnegie Mellon University and local robotics labs drive advanced technical progress, yet their success criteria are oft...
Jazz, Copyright, and the Difference Between Influence and Extraction
Jazz tradition thrives on visible, reciprocal influence where musicians build on shared standards while preserving creat...
The Facts End Here: A Note on Watching Technology Change a City
Observing urban technological transitions from a city with deep industrial history offers a steady perspective on change...
Why This Blog Exists Outside Silicon Valley
Written from Pittsburgh rather than Silicon Valley, this introductory essay explains why The Quiet Model exists. By exam...
Walking Pittsburgh's Old Mill District While Thinking About Automation
Walking through Pittsburgh's historic mill districts, this essay connects industrial labor transitions to the current wa...
What the Steel Industry's Workforce Transition Can Teach Us About AI
Drawing parallels from Pittsburgh's historic steel industry transitions, this article examines how automation reshapes w...