Jack Bloomfeldmy bets on web3 — round 3Another year and another lifetime lived. Things move fast in crypto and AI. I feel that every year knocks my idyllic web3 dreams down a…Apr 22Apr 22
Jack Bloomfeldwhere do thoughts come from?I always include analogies in my writing because I find it the easiest way to turn a conceptual inkling into a real understanding. It takes…Aug 17, 2023Aug 17, 2023
Jack Bloomfeldbiological intelligence vs silicon intelligenceIt’s really hard to know when to call a thing intelligent because the definition is so subjective. A lot of people would call dolphins…Jul 12, 2023Jul 12, 2023
Jack Bloomfeldthat which can be sensed but not perceivedI strongly believe that many could benefit from paying more attention to their senses. We refer to this with ambiguous phrases, like ‘gut…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
Jack Bloomfelda sufficiently intelligent AI would mean the end of our speciesImagine the ‘alignment’ of a human. Humans are oriented towards one thing: passing on genes. Our behavior is a wildly complex system of…May 6, 20231May 6, 20231
Jack Bloomfeldbuilding technology because ‘we can’ rather than ‘we should’I’ve long held the opinion that human specialization is exclusively bad. Specialization is for insects, not humans. When someone tells me…May 6, 2023May 6, 2023
Jack Bloomfeldmy bets on web3–round 2Exactly 1 year ago today I published my first article on this website. After a year of experience working in the web3 world I will look…Apr 22, 2023Apr 22, 2023
Jack Bloomfeld2022 year in reviewEvery year feels like an eventful year in the moment until the seemingly dramatic events disperse quietly into the flow of time. This year…Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
Jack Bloomfeldthe danger of commercialized mindfulnessMindfulness practices have existed for as long as humans have been conscious and sentient, but they only permeated western culture in the…Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Jack Bloomfeldbuilding a mental model of BitcoinPeople think about Bitcoin incorrectly. It is evident all over media outlets, it is evident from casual conversations with friends and…Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
