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Ken Jee

Building a meaningful life in the age of AI.

The Optimists Are the Ones Holding the Tools

Aug 10, 2026

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7 min read

The Optimists Are the Ones Holding the Tools

The most important AI divide is between the people using it and everyone else

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Algorithm Started Paying a Premium for Humans

Aug 3, 2026

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7 min read

The Algorithm Started Paying a Premium for Humans

Snapchat, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Substack all moved in eleven days, and none of them are just adding labels

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Sad Math of AI Layoffs

Jul 27, 2026

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7 min read

The Sad Math of AI Layoffs

Unfortunate incentives make quick firing a good "business decision"

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Age of the Solopreneur Has Data Now

Jul 20, 2026

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6 min read

The Age of the Solopreneur Has Data Now

The clearest economic signal yet that AI favors the individual operator

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
AI Finally Met the Ballot Box

Jul 13, 2026

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7 min read

AI Finally Met the Ballot Box

The most effective AI resistance in America is happening at town meetings, not in Washington

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
You Will Not Get an Official Warning

Jul 6, 2026

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7 min read

You Will Not Get an Official Warning

The gap between what officials say and what their own staff writes

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
Use It and Lose it

Jun 29, 2026

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6 min read

Use It and Lose it

A Lancet study just showed experts lose 20 percent of their core skill in three months of AI assistance

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
AI Counter-Trends Have Receipts Now

Jun 22, 2026

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6 min read

AI Counter-Trends Have Receipts Now

Film orders up 127 percent, 300 new labs, and 65 percent of buyers are under 45

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
When the Bank of England Has to Warn You About Its Own Governor

Jun 15, 2026

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6 min read

When the Bank of England Has to Warn You About Its Own Governor

Voice cloning crossed the threshold. The rules of trust have changed.

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
AI Does Not Make You Dumber, Acceptance Does

Jun 8, 2026

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7 min read

AI Does Not Make You Dumber, Acceptance Does

Active use rebuilds confidence. Passive use takes it.

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Chatbot That Refused to Die

Jun 1, 2026

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8 min read

The Chatbot That Refused to Die

When the model gets retired, the users grieve. That is the data point that matters.

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Part of Friendship That Will Not Compile

May 25, 2026

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7 min read

The Part of Friendship That Will Not Compile

The thing AI companions cannot give you, no matter how convincing they get

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
Think Like an Owner, Be Careful Like an Employee

May 18, 2026

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8 min read

Think Like an Owner, Be Careful Like an Employee

Two right answers about AI, and the frame that holds both

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
Why I Pulled My AI Ads (and What the Data Says)

May 11, 2026

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8 min read

Why I Pulled My AI Ads (and What the Data Says)

People are tired of AI

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Therapist Without a License

May 4, 2026

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7 min read

The Therapist Without a License

What a Brown study revealed about AI therapy, and the bigger question it raised

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
AI Is Not Making You Lazy. It Is Making You Quit Sooner.

Apr 27, 2026

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7 min read

AI Is Not Making You Lazy. It Is Making You Quit Sooner.

The first causal evidence that AI use erodes the muscle that compounds

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Moment Digital Identity Stopped Being Evidence

Apr 20, 2026

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6 min read

The Moment Digital Identity Stopped Being Evidence

What happens when your own eyes stop being proof

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
Adults Lose Skills to AI. Children Never Build Them.

Apr 13, 2026

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11 min read

Adults Lose Skills to AI. Children Never Build Them.

The real cost of our adoption

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
Trust Signals You Rely on Can Be Faked in Seconds

Apr 6, 2026

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12 min read

Trust Signals You Rely on Can Be Faked in Seconds

When AI makes fraud scalable, how do you prove your credibility is real?

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
14% of Workers Now Experience AI Brain Fry at Work

Mar 30, 2026

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13 min read

14% of Workers Now Experience AI Brain Fry at Work

Why spending $250k on tokens a year won't fix it

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
Why Sport Is One of AI's Last Stands

Mar 23, 2026

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11 min read

Why Sport Is One of AI's Last Stands

The natural drama AI won't be able to recreate

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Uncomfortable Profit in Deploying AI Before the Rules Exist

Mar 16, 2026

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11 min read

The Uncomfortable Profit in Deploying AI Before the Rules Exist

AI innovation that both terrifies me and makes perfect sense

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Gap is Coming. Are You Ready?

Mar 9, 2026

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12 min read

The Gap is Coming. Are You Ready?

What happens when AI outpaces jobs

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
The Dangerous Incentive AI Creates for Your Voice

Mar 2, 2026

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12 min read

The Dangerous Incentive AI Creates for Your Voice

When average becomes automated, the only way to win is to get more specific.

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
What is the big deal with "Taste"

Feb 23, 2026

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11 min read

What is the big deal with "Taste"

Is it more important than skill in an AI world?

Ken Jee
Ken Jee
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