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The Man With the Red Flag
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Oz Gultekin
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Aug. 23, 2026, 5:14 p.m.
technology adoption
writing and AI
history of engineering
compensation for authors
Summary
The blog post discusses the dichotomy between refusal and adoption in technology, using the historical example of the last American slide rule and the current sentiment among writers regarding compensation when their works train AI models.
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