by Isaac Cubillos | Jul 7, 2026 | Journal
If you only read the headlines, you’d think America has decided artificial intelligence is the next great menace. That’s not what the numbers say. A new national survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for Athena Insights found that about...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jul 3, 2026 | Journal
If you’d wandered into the Marietta, Ga., planning meeting without knowing the agenda, you might have thought someone was proposing to build the Death Star. People spoke of “the data center” the way previous generations whispered about nuclear...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jun 30, 2026 | Journal
Last year, I found myself in several debates with Trump supporters over birthright citizenship. I kept coming back to the same two words. All persons. Not “all citizens.” Not “all legal residents.” Not “all persons whose parents entered...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jun 26, 2026 | AI, Journal
Every now and then, someone asks a question that refuses to leave your head. This week, it came from a woman in an online discussion about artificial intelligence and data centers. She wrote, “My question is always, do we need more?” Then she added...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jun 25, 2026 | Journal
The headlines say the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for Monsanto. That’s true. It’s also the least interesting part of the story. The Court, in a 7-2 decision, didn’t decide whether Roundup causes cancer. It didn’t declare glyphosate safe. It...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jun 22, 2026 | AI, Journal
It started with a puddle. Not one of those biblical homeowner catastrophes where water is shooting through the ceiling and the neighbors gather in lawn chairs to watch the excitement. Just a puddle. Clear water. Under the air conditioner handler in my garage. The unit...
