Achieving your full potential, safely

Table of Contents Table of Contents Why this matters Achieving your potential requires guardrails Getting practical about the mission 1. Network Protocols - How AI talks to the world 2. Sensor Data - How AI perceives the physical world 3. Construction - Where it all converges in a lagging industry 4. Cryptoeconomics - What happens when you give an agent money Putting it all together Closing thoughts I was recently talking to someone about the importance of AI safety in today’s rapidly changing world. They asked me: “So what’s your mission? What would be on Daniel’s desk Monday morning to tackle this?” ...

April 11, 2026 · 13 min · 2657 words

What AI Safety Means to Me

I keep seeing a huge red flag when speaking to my network and friends at big tech companies. It’s either complaints about being “forced to use AI and be more productive,” or bewilderment that “GitHub Copilot is so good.” I accept that working in a greenfield startup is different from an enterprise trying to change. However, it’s crazy to see that they’re only now adopting technologies I was using before ChatGPT. ...

March 4, 2026 · 1 min · 170 words