ii. writing
Writing.
Long-form on multilingual AI, alignment, language-learning, and the strange shape products take when they grow.
Published here first. The Loop on LinkedIn is now the republished mirror — pieces land here, then I republish them there.
2026
Feb 2026 Feb 2026 Jan 2026
Why AI thinks in English and forgets in Arabic
On tokenization, context windows, and what gets lost when Semitic languages are treated as bloated data.
How AI killed the soul of the world's favorite language-learning app
On Duolingo's pivot from learning to engagement, and what 850 days of streaks failed to teach me.
The sanitization of intelligence
On the alignment tax, corporate risk-aversion, and what "safe" AI gives up on its way to being safe.
2025
The Loop goes out roughly monthly. Pieces live here as their canonical home; the LinkedIn republication lets readers follow there if that's easier.