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Aethel

An independent publication by Hai Pham about the quiet ways artificial intelligence changes human life.

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Long-form writing on the parts of artificial intelligence that are easiest to feel and hardest to measure.

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Attention & PaceJuly 15, 202610 min read

A quiet essay about the pause in which a question becomes partly ours before any answer arrives.

By Hai Pham#attention#cognitive friction4 views · 1 complete reads

Relationships & EmotionJuly 15, 20269 min read

A social essay about meetings, classrooms, and the subtle change in vulnerability when AI may be consulted at any moment.

By Hai Pham#confidence#relationships7 views · 2 complete reads

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Work & CraftJuly 15, 20268 min read

A closing essay on preserving one unassisted draft as a place to meet the limits and possibilities of your own attention.

By Hai Pham#authorship#craft6 views · 1 complete reads

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Relationships & EmotionJuly 15, 20269 min read

How AI changes the private, unfinished rehearsal in which people discover what they want to say.

By Hai Pham#authorship#identity1 views · 1 complete reads