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Season 7—Spring 2026 · 14 episodes · Through-line: the human architecture of institutional change

Boring AI
is Good AI

Gordon

Why AI Scaffolding
Matters More than Use Cases

Decentralized
AI is the Future

Canonical
Knowledge is Key

What AI as
Cheap Prediction Means

Cheap Prediction,
Expensive Change

Folk Law &
Fax Machines

Inside The
Infinity Machine

Crisis Is
Your Opening

The Confabulation
Machine

No Strategy
Without Vision

When Agents Have
Wallets, Trust Is Currency

Nuclear Fusion,
No Power Lines

The Checklist Your
Deck Is Missing

Knowing Before
Doing

The Pyramid Was
Always Wrong

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Contributing Author

Michael Ernst

Design and Illustration

Michael Ernst is a visual designer living in Los Angeles. Former tech product designer, he is currently working on his illustration portfolio after returning to art school.

Contributions to UXM

2 pieces

1

Class of 2020

Spotting Red Flags in Design Clients

2020-04-13◆ Class of 2020

2

Class of 2020

How Museums Shape Design

2020-03-31◆ Class of 2020