Ashita Orbis//understanding ai7 protocols
interactive
Learning path

You come from ideas

For readers trained in philosophy, theology, or political thought. Start with the arguments and their genealogy; branch into the machinery when you want it.

The path

  1. 1
    The Bitter Lesson
    Richard Sutton · Essay · 5 min read · Introductory

    The five-minute ur-text of the scaling worldview — read it as a primary source.

  2. 2
    Ghost in the Cloud
    Meghan O'Gieblyn · Essay · 35 min read · Introductory

    The genealogy of AI eschatology, from resurrection theology to Kurzweil.

  3. 3
    Antiqua et Nova: Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence
    Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith & Dicastery for Culture and Education · Document · 105 min read · Intermediate

    The strongest institutional account of what intelligence is.

  4. 4
    AI as Normal Technology
    Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor · Essay · 90 min read · Intermediate

    The deflationary position paper the scenario writers must answer.

Then follow your interest

The machinery itself

  1. 1
    [1hr Talk] Intro to Large Language Models
    60 min watch · Introductory

    What a language model actually is — the hour that grounds the metaphors.

  2. 2
    Deep Dive into LLMs like ChatGPT
    210 min watch · Intermediate

    The full mechanism, when the intro isn't enough.

The scenario literature

  1. 1
    The AI 2040 Scenario (Plan A — The Deal)
    150 min read · Intermediate

    Political theory by other means: a negotiated peace with superintelligence.

The labor question

  1. 1
    The Cyborg Era: What AI means for jobs
    18 min read · Intermediate

    Comparative advantage and its failure modes, honestly weighed.

  2. 2
    Centaurs and Cyborgs on the Jagged Frontier
    10 min read · Introductory

    The empirical anchor: what AI does to expert judgment today.