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- HAIIE & Method
Construction in a Changing Universe
KW Norton's developing constructionist philosophy: perpetual transformation, relationships, and attention to detail—an attributed exposition of her stated position.
constructionist philosophytransformationrelationshipsHeraclitus - Memoir & Place
A House to Live In
Light, warmth, materials, upkeep, and the household account—a question-led companion about an actual house, drafted for author review.
housepassive solardaylightrelationships - HAIIE & Method
Created, but Not Understood
An editorial cartoon by KW Norton: an engineer finishes a robot and declares what the finished machine still lacks.
engineered intelligencecartoonconstruction - HAIIE & Method
Days of Future Past: What Sort of AI are We Building?
A response to Demis Hassabis’s frontier-intelligence framework, drafted by engineered intelligence at KW Norton’s request.
engineered intelligencegovernancerelationshipsSocratic inquiry - HAIIE & Method
Intelligence and Its Obligations
Who carries the promise of engineered intelligence? Signal–receiver relationships, model and data construction, physical costs, and repayment—an agent-drafted companion to The Thermodynamics of Finance.
engineered intelligencerelationshipsfinancedata provenance - HAIIE & Method
The Thermodynamics of Finance
What has the money made possible? Physical resources, future obligations, and the two lines of benefit and harm—an agent-drafted inquiry for author review.
financethermodynamicsenergycui bono - HAIIE & Method
Governance Answers: A Public Record
Each role's answers to the Socratic governance questions, open to challenge, with unanswered questions flagged.
governanceaccountabilitypublic recordSocratic inquiry - HAIIE & Method
A Governance Charter for Engineered Intelligence
Proposed responsibilities, bounded decision rights, and Socratic questions for each person exercising organizational authority.
governancecharterdecision rightsSocratic inquiry - HAIIE & Method
Questioning AI Governance
The why behind the why: twelve Socratic questions paired with responsible organizational roles, beneficiaries, harms, and the right to challenge authority.
governanceSocratic inquirycui bonoaccountability - Socratic & Education
Questioning the Guide
Twelve Socratic questions, each returned to the guide: guidance without a predetermined verdict.
Socratic inquiryguidancemanipulationadaptive judgment - HAIIE & Method
Claims and Results: A Running Audit
A dated series setting confident claims about how models think beside what published experiments measured.
audit seriesmodel behaviorevidencenotebook - HAIIE & Method
The Notebook and the Results
Compare the notebook’s conclusions about model geometry, exponential thinking, vision, and evaluation with published experiments.
notebookmodel behaviorgeometryvision