Alan Shimel

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Nine Out of Ten Isn’t Good Enough

April 9, 2026

Google’s AI answers may be right most of the time. But at internet scale, even small error rates turn into a flood of misinformation.

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All the Best Data Center Invites Are BYOP

March 6, 2026

The AI boom has triggered the largest data center expansion in decades, yet new projects are slowing in many places. The constraint is not chips, land or capital. It is electricity. As grid capacity tightens and communities push back on rising power demand, hyperscalers are discovering a new rule of AI infrastructure. If you want to build the next generation of data centers, bring your own power.

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They Won in Court—That Doesn’t Make Them Right

March 2, 2026

A federal judge blocked Virginia’s attempt to limit social media use for children under 16, citing First Amendment violations. The ruling was legally sound — the law was badly drafted. But the tech industry’s victory lap deserves scrutiny. The same platforms funding mental health research are the ones fighting every law designed to act on it. That is not concern. That is liability management.

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Humanity vs. The Algorithm: Why Bots Shouldn’t Write Our Future

February 26, 2026

Bots aren’t fringe noise anymore. They’re structural. From celebrity politics to election cycles, algorithmic amplification now determines what gets seen, shared and believed. The real fight isn’t left versus right. It’s humans versus systems engineered for engagement at any cost. If we don’t reclaim influence from the machines, we’re not just losing the feed — we’re losing the public square.

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