Field Notes
Field Notes are where I publish work that is still close to the source.
They are less polished than essays, but still relevant. Some are observations, experiments, reactions, or partial conclusions. Most come directly out of real projects, research, and day-to-day use of AI.
Before Efficiency Shows Up: A Note from Early Industrialization
While working on AI data center infrastructure, I looked for a historical parallel in Britain’s Industrial Revolution. The data suggest a long phase where energy use grew faster than output, with efficiency improvements showing up later than the popular story implies.