Thoughts on AI, life, and building things that matter.

I'm Oliver Emberton, founder-CEO of Silktide. I write about artificial intelligence and lessons from life.

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I am AI

I am AI

8 min·Jun 3, 2025

If you think AIs hallucinate, have you met humans?

If you think AIs hallucinate, have you met humans?

8 min·Jun 17, 2025

Life is a game. This is your strategy guide

Life is a game. This is your strategy guide

7 min·Feb 5, 2014

If you’re not pissing someone off, you probably aren’t doing anything important

If you’re not pissing someone off, you probably aren’t doing anything important

4 min·Mar 5, 2014

We’ve all been raised by evil love stories

We’ve all been raised by evil love stories

6 min·Feb 13, 2014

The problem isn’t that life is unfair – it’s your broken idea of fairness

The problem isn’t that life is unfair – it’s your broken idea of fairness

6 min·Nov 24, 2014

If you want to follow your dreams, you have to say no to all the alternatives

If you want to follow your dreams, you have to say no to all the alternatives

4 min·Oct 28, 2014

You can do anything, if you stop trying to do everything

You can do anything, if you stop trying to do everything

4 min·Sep 23, 2013

The Cube: how to connect deeply with anyone in 5 minutes

The Cube: how to connect deeply with anyone in 5 minutes

5 min·Jan 13, 2014

What would a modern-day evil genius have to do in order to take over the world?

What would a modern-day evil genius have to do in order to take over the world?

6 min·Sep 16, 2012

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