A Short Distance Ahead
by David Williams
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A Short Distance Ahead
About the Substack
A chronicle of humanity's evolving relationship with artificial minds that examines how one singular year's events shaped our digital destiny.
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- All 75 weekly essays from The Year Was 1950 to The Year Was 2025
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- Supplemental content and features that examines co-writing with AI
- Essays outside of, but adjacent to AI history, written without AI
- Curated bi-weekly round-up of AI related articles that influence SDA essays
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About David Williams
Iām a writer and consultant who likes to explore the space between the 1s and 0s.
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