The Field Guide to Thinking for Ourselves in the Age of AI

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• The Neurorights

  August 21, 2026

  Well, I sure thought I was going to move into more empirical and technical waters...but I have just one or two more things to say about the philosophical and legal concepts of thinking for ourselves. This remark dives a bit deeper into the neurorights, including freedom of thought and the right to mental integrity, and asks, hey, will I be able to sue someone if an AI teacher makes my kid dumb?

• The Cognitives

  August 7, 2026

  This is the inaugural post for the Field Guide to Thinking for Ourselves in the Age of AI! I take a look at four common terms about human cognition and AI, ground them in some existing writing and then discuss whether any of them can be substituted for another. Plus a bonus sally through the blurry Venn diagram of agency and autonomy. Check it out here!