Essays

2026

2025

Generative AI and the Work of History

Generative AI lacks the ability to understand context, historical ambiguity, and cannot generate new knowledge, rendering it inadequate for certain kinds of historical research and meaningless for education.

Friction

Migrating to Micro.blog made writing easier and more productive.

2024

Made by Me

Generative AI shows potential as a tool for synthesis and analysis in history, but we should remain skeptical about its utility and ethical implications.

2023