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Reflecting on Lineage
From Sufi mysticism to vector databases — finding lineage and wisdom in unexpected places
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Ammon Haggerty
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80/20 - AI's Predictable Unpredictability
Why the persistence of human complexity follows a mathematical constant
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Human Agency in the Age of AI Persuasion
A primer on engagement tactics used by social and media apps, how AI will make it even harder to unplug, and what we can do about it.
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Ammon Haggerty
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Customer Loyalty on AI
As one of the architects of the Starbucks loyalty program, some thoughts about how generative AI will completely change the customer loyalty game.
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Ammon Haggerty
Meet my "digital twin"
A deeper dive into AI's duality
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Who needs donuts?
When margins matter more than meaning: design’s ethical exodus
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Ammon Haggerty
Keep AI Weird
A shout out to the creatives, the rebels and the troublemakers.
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The Long Tale
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