What Apple’s quiet acquisition of a graph database tells us about the real architecture of AI retrieval.
Writing
I publish on Substack as On Constraints. I started it because I was tired of market commentary drowning in narrative and ideology. I use AI as a thinking partner to cut through the noise and examine the actual mechanics—assumptions, incentives, and structural constraints that drive behavior. It's about analytical rigor over storytelling, and finding clarity in systems others prefer to mythologize.
Selected
How AI is breaking incentive structures in education—and why the most valuable knowledge often has nobody incentivized to teach it.
Memory makes Siri persistent. Awareness makes Siri present.
How Apple Built a Digital Person Without Anyone Noticing.
Using AI to systematically challenge assumptions and stress-test mental models before they meet reality.
How complexity and narrative have replaced clarity, and why AI offers a path back to rigorous thinking.