AI Collaboration Statement

Radical transparency about how, why, and to what extent artificial intelligence is part of this work.

The Short Version

AI is a tool in this practice, not a replacement for human judgment, authorship, or responsibility. Every piece of work on this site reflects decisions made by a human being. AI assists with research, drafting, generation, and iteration. The conceptual framework, the intellectual commitments, and the final judgment on every piece belong to me.

Which Models I Use

My primary AI collaborators are Claude (Anthropic) and ChatGPT (OpenAI). I also use image generation tools including Midjourney and others depending on the project. For audio, I work with AI-assisted production tools alongside traditional composition software. The specific tools used in a given project are noted within that project where possible.

How Work Is Categorized

• Fully human: Written, created, and finalized without AI involvement. This includes legal filings, most personal essays, and ceremonial or sacred material where AI involvement would be inappropriate.
• AI-assisted: Drafted, researched, or generated with AI tools, then reviewed, edited, directed, and finalized by me. The majority of content on this site falls into this category.
• AI-generated with human curation: Content where AI output is presented substantially as produced, with my role being selection, framing, and contextualization. This is clearly labeled where it occurs.

My Views on Authorship and Responsibility

I am an attorney with a serious interest in AI governance, copyright, patent law, and the emerging legal frameworks around AI-generated content. My position is not simple. I believe that AI tools do not create — they generate under human direction. The author is the person who frames the question, selects the output, takes responsibility for the result, and puts their name on it.

That is what I do. I frame, select, direct, and own the work on this site — including its errors.

The deeper thesis behind this practice is what I call the intention architecture: the idea that artificial intelligence functions primarily as an amplifier of human intention. What AI makes possible is not the replacement of human agency but the magnification of it. This is an opportunity and a responsibility simultaneously. This site is one attempt to use that opportunity well.

Questions about AI use in specific projects, or about the broader ethical and legal dimensions of AI authorship: use the Contact page or engage with the Articles & Essays section where these themes are developed at length.