Essay Library
Every now and then I get curious about something and ask an LLM to generate an essay for me on a topic. Here are the results in case anyone else is interested in them. The usual caveats for LLM generated content apply mistakes happen.
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The Training Effect
From Milo of Croton to Roger Bannister, Soviet periodisation to wearable sensors, physical training has evolved from folklore into a science of adaptation. This essay traces the classic and modern ideas that reshaped sport, then asks what their deeper logic can teach us about learning, focus, creativity, and intellectual work.
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The Great Ideas of Artificial Intelligence
Modern AI began with Turing’s question and now works by disciplined prediction, turning patterns in text into answers that can feel intelligent.
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The CISO’s Long March
A sharp look at how the CISO became an enterprise risk leader, translating breaches, boards, regulators and technology into decisions.
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The Dinner-Party Guide to Political Ideologies
A witty guide to political ideologies as flawed maps that shape laws, parties, institutions, and arguments long after dinner is served.
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The Economic Ideas That Still Run the World
A clear guide to the economic ideas behind prices, wages, budgets and policy choices, showing why every promise carries a cost.