Field Notes

Short observations from working alongside AI systems — smaller than an essay, testing a single pattern against a single question. They are allowed to stay unresolved, and they are not social posts.

• The "next?" reflex

  A field note on what fast iteration loops do to attention.

  September 2, 2026

  One word recurs through the whole record of building with AI. It is worth noticing what it costs.

  • Human–AI
  • Automation
  • Cognition