The Preamble

The Preamble

Keeping Grit in the Gears

Why the future of AI depends on what we keep human

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Sharon McMahon
Oct 30, 2025
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Friends,

Johannes Gutenberg didn’t just invent a faster way to copy words. He built a machine that multiplied ideas. It changed who had access to them, who profited from them, and who was punished when power felt threatened. That’s our entry point this week, because AI is not just a clever tool meant to make our lives easier.

Across this issue, we look at…

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