Phantom Observer
@phantomobserver.bsky.social
Engineer navigating the intersection of space, systems thinking, and society. Writing to simplify science, demystify tech, and spark meaningful conversations on my substack.
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The Next Evolution of Intelligence
The Rise of Collective Intelligence in Human-Machine Interaction
theobserverdeck.substack.com
⚠️Curious about the next frontier of intelligence?
My latest newsletter introduces Collective Intelligence,
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My latest newsletter introduces Collective Intelligence,
and explore the power and precarity of human-AI collaboration in my latest deep dive.
Read below, and help me by reposting this,
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Mediums don’t just broadcast, they bias.
They determine:
Who hears it
How it's framed
What gets lost
Creators are not just messengers anymore.
They’re media architects.
They determine:
Who hears it
How it's framed
What gets lost
Creators are not just messengers anymore.
They’re media architects.
a drawing of a head with an arrow pointing to information
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media.tenor.com
June 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Mediums don’t just broadcast, they bias.
They determine:
Who hears it
How it's framed
What gets lost
Creators are not just messengers anymore.
They’re media architects.
They determine:
Who hears it
How it's framed
What gets lost
Creators are not just messengers anymore.
They’re media architects.
Fire changed how we digested food.
The wheel changed how we moved.
But language?
Language changed how we understood.
Suddenly, we weren’t just surviving but building models of the world in each other’s minds.
The wheel changed how we moved.
But language?
Language changed how we understood.
Suddenly, we weren’t just surviving but building models of the world in each other’s minds.
a man 's head with a globe in it
ALT: a man 's head with a globe in it
media.tenor.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Fire changed how we digested food.
The wheel changed how we moved.
But language?
Language changed how we understood.
Suddenly, we weren’t just surviving but building models of the world in each other’s minds.
The wheel changed how we moved.
But language?
Language changed how we understood.
Suddenly, we weren’t just surviving but building models of the world in each other’s minds.
Past technologies:the printing press, photography, the internet, each shattered and reassembled our idea of truth.
AI won’t just continue this tradition; it will force us to redefine what "proof" even means.
How are you preparing for the transition?
AI won’t just continue this tradition; it will force us to redefine what "proof" even means.
How are you preparing for the transition?
June 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Past technologies:the printing press, photography, the internet, each shattered and reassembled our idea of truth.
AI won’t just continue this tradition; it will force us to redefine what "proof" even means.
How are you preparing for the transition?
AI won’t just continue this tradition; it will force us to redefine what "proof" even means.
How are you preparing for the transition?
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How do you balance big ideas with small steps?
For me, it’s writing in public: testing, refining, repeating.
The medium shapes the message, so pick your tools wisely. The best ideas often start as messy tweets then evolve into something solid.
Have you seen my Substack yet?
For me, it’s writing in public: testing, refining, repeating.
The medium shapes the message, so pick your tools wisely. The best ideas often start as messy tweets then evolve into something solid.
Have you seen my Substack yet?
a person typing on an oliver typewriter with a piece of paper in the background
ALT: a person typing on an oliver typewriter with a piece of paper in the background
media.tenor.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
How do you balance big ideas with small steps?
For me, it’s writing in public: testing, refining, repeating.
The medium shapes the message, so pick your tools wisely. The best ideas often start as messy tweets then evolve into something solid.
Have you seen my Substack yet?
For me, it’s writing in public: testing, refining, repeating.
The medium shapes the message, so pick your tools wisely. The best ideas often start as messy tweets then evolve into something solid.
Have you seen my Substack yet?
Reposted by Phantom Observer
Publishing used to require permission. Now it requires persistence.
The tools are free, the audience is global, and the only limit is your ability to hold attention.
Stop waiting.
Start writing.
The tools are free, the audience is global, and the only limit is your ability to hold attention.
Stop waiting.
Start writing.
a cartoon drawing of snoopy sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper
ALT: a cartoon drawing of snoopy sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper
media.tenor.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Publishing used to require permission. Now it requires persistence.
The tools are free, the audience is global, and the only limit is your ability to hold attention.
Stop waiting.
Start writing.
The tools are free, the audience is global, and the only limit is your ability to hold attention.
Stop waiting.
Start writing.
When tools make decisions for us (autocorrect, recommendations), we forfeit subtle control.
The antidote? Curiosity
Tech literacy is the difference between riding the wave and steering it. Everyone benefits from asking: "How does this work? Where does it fail?"
The antidote? Curiosity
Tech literacy is the difference between riding the wave and steering it. Everyone benefits from asking: "How does this work? Where does it fail?"
Stay Young, Stay Foolish, Stay Curious GIF
ALT: Stay Young, Stay Foolish, Stay Curious GIF
media.tenor.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
When tools make decisions for us (autocorrect, recommendations), we forfeit subtle control.
The antidote? Curiosity
Tech literacy is the difference between riding the wave and steering it. Everyone benefits from asking: "How does this work? Where does it fail?"
The antidote? Curiosity
Tech literacy is the difference between riding the wave and steering it. Everyone benefits from asking: "How does this work? Where does it fail?"
You don’t find yourself, you build yourself.
Life isn’t about discovering who you are, but creating who you want to be
Life isn’t about discovering who you are, but creating who you want to be
a cartoon of a man painting a picture with the words talent is a pursued interest on the bottom
ALT: a cartoon of a man painting a picture with the words talent is a pursued interest on the bottom
media.tenor.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
You don’t find yourself, you build yourself.
Life isn’t about discovering who you are, but creating who you want to be
Life isn’t about discovering who you are, but creating who you want to be
Machines can simulate cognition well. Some even model parts of decision theory.
But they still struggle to feel the weight of a decision.
That texture? That’s emotional context.
That's what makes you and me HUMAN.
Tune into it, as it will be important in the age of AI.
But they still struggle to feel the weight of a decision.
That texture? That’s emotional context.
That's what makes you and me HUMAN.
Tune into it, as it will be important in the age of AI.
a close up of a man 's face with the words it touches everyone differently
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words it touches everyone differently
media.tenor.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Machines can simulate cognition well. Some even model parts of decision theory.
But they still struggle to feel the weight of a decision.
That texture? That’s emotional context.
That's what makes you and me HUMAN.
Tune into it, as it will be important in the age of AI.
But they still struggle to feel the weight of a decision.
That texture? That’s emotional context.
That's what makes you and me HUMAN.
Tune into it, as it will be important in the age of AI.
⚠️Curious about the next frontier of intelligence?
My latest newsletter introduces Collective Intelligence,
and explore the power and precarity of human-AI collaboration in my latest deep dive.
Read below, and help me by reposting this,
theobserverdeck.substack.com/p/the-next-e...
My latest newsletter introduces Collective Intelligence,
and explore the power and precarity of human-AI collaboration in my latest deep dive.
Read below, and help me by reposting this,
theobserverdeck.substack.com/p/the-next-e...
The Next Evolution of Intelligence
The Rise of Collective Intelligence in Human-Machine Interaction
theobserverdeck.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
⚠️Curious about the next frontier of intelligence?
My latest newsletter introduces Collective Intelligence,
and explore the power and precarity of human-AI collaboration in my latest deep dive.
Read below, and help me by reposting this,
theobserverdeck.substack.com/p/the-next-e...
My latest newsletter introduces Collective Intelligence,
and explore the power and precarity of human-AI collaboration in my latest deep dive.
Read below, and help me by reposting this,
theobserverdeck.substack.com/p/the-next-e...
Artificial and biological minds don’t have to compete or succeed one another.
They can interweave, coexist, and co-evolve into complex ecologies of cognition.
The future may belong not to a single dominant intelligence, but to a plurality of coexistent intelligences.🧠
They can interweave, coexist, and co-evolve into complex ecologies of cognition.
The future may belong not to a single dominant intelligence, but to a plurality of coexistent intelligences.🧠
a group of men are standing on a beach and one of them is wearing a frog costume
ALT: a group of men are standing on a beach and one of them is wearing a frog costume
media.tenor.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Artificial and biological minds don’t have to compete or succeed one another.
They can interweave, coexist, and co-evolve into complex ecologies of cognition.
The future may belong not to a single dominant intelligence, but to a plurality of coexistent intelligences.🧠
They can interweave, coexist, and co-evolve into complex ecologies of cognition.
The future may belong not to a single dominant intelligence, but to a plurality of coexistent intelligences.🧠
Publishing used to require permission. Now it requires persistence.
The tools are free, the audience is global, and the only limit is your ability to hold attention.
Stop waiting.
Start writing.
The tools are free, the audience is global, and the only limit is your ability to hold attention.
Stop waiting.
Start writing.
a cartoon drawing of snoopy sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper
ALT: a cartoon drawing of snoopy sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper
media.tenor.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Publishing used to require permission. Now it requires persistence.
The tools are free, the audience is global, and the only limit is your ability to hold attention.
Stop waiting.
Start writing.
The tools are free, the audience is global, and the only limit is your ability to hold attention.
Stop waiting.
Start writing.
How do you balance big ideas with small steps?
For me, it’s writing in public: testing, refining, repeating.
The medium shapes the message, so pick your tools wisely. The best ideas often start as messy tweets then evolve into something solid.
Have you seen my Substack yet?
For me, it’s writing in public: testing, refining, repeating.
The medium shapes the message, so pick your tools wisely. The best ideas often start as messy tweets then evolve into something solid.
Have you seen my Substack yet?
a person typing on an oliver typewriter with a piece of paper in the background
ALT: a person typing on an oliver typewriter with a piece of paper in the background
media.tenor.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
How do you balance big ideas with small steps?
For me, it’s writing in public: testing, refining, repeating.
The medium shapes the message, so pick your tools wisely. The best ideas often start as messy tweets then evolve into something solid.
Have you seen my Substack yet?
For me, it’s writing in public: testing, refining, repeating.
The medium shapes the message, so pick your tools wisely. The best ideas often start as messy tweets then evolve into something solid.
Have you seen my Substack yet?
The infinite exists in many forms.
Natural numbers can stretch forever, but there is also a whole infinity that exists between 0 and 1 too.
Which is the infinite? Are there different infinities?
Natural numbers can stretch forever, but there is also a whole infinity that exists between 0 and 1 too.
Which is the infinite? Are there different infinities?
an infinity symbol with the words " and beyond " written inside of it
ALT: an infinity symbol with the words " and beyond " written inside of it
media.tenor.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The infinite exists in many forms.
Natural numbers can stretch forever, but there is also a whole infinity that exists between 0 and 1 too.
Which is the infinite? Are there different infinities?
Natural numbers can stretch forever, but there is also a whole infinity that exists between 0 and 1 too.
Which is the infinite? Are there different infinities?
Reposted by Phantom Observer
Real connection happens in the messy, unfiltered moments of life.
We bond over laughter, heartbreak, and the stories we dare to share.
Not sure how much I believe on the internet sometimes, though.
How about you? 👀
We bond over laughter, heartbreak, and the stories we dare to share.
Not sure how much I believe on the internet sometimes, though.
How about you? 👀
a black background with red letters that spell out real
ALT: a black background with red letters that spell out real
media.tenor.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Real connection happens in the messy, unfiltered moments of life.
We bond over laughter, heartbreak, and the stories we dare to share.
Not sure how much I believe on the internet sometimes, though.
How about you? 👀
We bond over laughter, heartbreak, and the stories we dare to share.
Not sure how much I believe on the internet sometimes, though.
How about you? 👀
Reposted by Phantom Observer
Morning check-in: Are you running on autopilot or actually living? Take a second.
Notice the warmth of your coffee, the way sunlight hits your room, the sound of the world waking up.
Presence changes everything.
Notice the warmth of your coffee, the way sunlight hits your room, the sound of the world waking up.
Presence changes everything.
a woman sits on a motorcycle with the words " freedom is being present in the moment "
ALT: a woman sits on a motorcycle with the words " freedom is being present in the moment "
media.tenor.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Morning check-in: Are you running on autopilot or actually living? Take a second.
Notice the warmth of your coffee, the way sunlight hits your room, the sound of the world waking up.
Presence changes everything.
Notice the warmth of your coffee, the way sunlight hits your room, the sound of the world waking up.
Presence changes everything.
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Social media doesn’t just connect us; it dictates how we connect. Algorithms cluster users based on behavior, ensuring that we see content that keeps us engaged.
The more we engage, the more our digital identity is shaped for us.
The more we engage, the more our digital identity is shaped for us.
a white mask with tears coming out of it 's eyes
ALT: a white mask with tears coming out of it 's eyes
media.tenor.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Social media doesn’t just connect us; it dictates how we connect. Algorithms cluster users based on behavior, ensuring that we see content that keeps us engaged.
The more we engage, the more our digital identity is shaped for us.
The more we engage, the more our digital identity is shaped for us.
Reposted by Phantom Observer
Everyone talks about attention being valuable, but it’s more than just clicks.
The tools that capture and quantify it; TikTok’s algorithm, YouTube’s watch time, Substack’s engagement metrics shape how people behave and how the platform evolves.
The tools that capture and quantify it; TikTok’s algorithm, YouTube’s watch time, Substack’s engagement metrics shape how people behave and how the platform evolves.
a sign that says please do not feed the algorithm
ALT: a sign that says please do not feed the algorithm
media.tenor.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Everyone talks about attention being valuable, but it’s more than just clicks.
The tools that capture and quantify it; TikTok’s algorithm, YouTube’s watch time, Substack’s engagement metrics shape how people behave and how the platform evolves.
The tools that capture and quantify it; TikTok’s algorithm, YouTube’s watch time, Substack’s engagement metrics shape how people behave and how the platform evolves.
Reposted by Phantom Observer
Progress isn’t about sudden breakthroughs; it’s about consistent refinement.
Ideas evolve,
Understandings deepen,
and execution improves
Only IF you show up every day and do the work.
Ideas evolve,
Understandings deepen,
and execution improves
Only IF you show up every day and do the work.
a poster that says practice makes perfect progress on it
ALT: a poster that says practice makes perfect progress on it
media.tenor.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Progress isn’t about sudden breakthroughs; it’s about consistent refinement.
Ideas evolve,
Understandings deepen,
and execution improves
Only IF you show up every day and do the work.
Ideas evolve,
Understandings deepen,
and execution improves
Only IF you show up every day and do the work.
Reposted by Phantom Observer
Think like a philosopher, but Act like an engineer.
Contemplate the infinite, but execute with precision.
Because no theory matters until it's put to the test.
Contemplate the infinite, but execute with precision.
Because no theory matters until it's put to the test.
a red background with the words " put to the ultimate test "
ALT: a red background with the words " put to the ultimate test "
media.tenor.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Think like a philosopher, but Act like an engineer.
Contemplate the infinite, but execute with precision.
Because no theory matters until it's put to the test.
Contemplate the infinite, but execute with precision.
Because no theory matters until it's put to the test.
Reposted by Phantom Observer
A single formula explains gravity.
A single idea starts a revolution.
A single decision changes a life.
Everything big begins as something small, even the cosmos
A single idea starts a revolution.
A single decision changes a life.
Everything big begins as something small, even the cosmos
Big Bang Stars GIF
ALT: Big Bang Stars GIF
media.tenor.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A single formula explains gravity.
A single idea starts a revolution.
A single decision changes a life.
Everything big begins as something small, even the cosmos
A single idea starts a revolution.
A single decision changes a life.
Everything big begins as something small, even the cosmos
Thanks to gravitational lensing, JWST spotted this hypnotic Einstein ring.
A galaxy’s light stretched into a perfect cosmic loop, an artwork by the universe.
Space never fails to amaze me
A galaxy’s light stretched into a perfect cosmic loop, an artwork by the universe.
Space never fails to amaze me
This fascinating new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals a rare Einstein ring—two galaxies perfectly aligned so that one galaxy's light wraps dramatically around the other
(Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Mahler - Acknowledgement: M. A. McDonald)
(Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Mahler - Acknowledgement: M. A. McDonald)
March 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Thanks to gravitational lensing, JWST spotted this hypnotic Einstein ring.
A galaxy’s light stretched into a perfect cosmic loop, an artwork by the universe.
Space never fails to amaze me
A galaxy’s light stretched into a perfect cosmic loop, an artwork by the universe.
Space never fails to amaze me
The difference between noise and intelligence is pattern recognition.
The world is full of information, but only those who connect the dots create insight.
Train your mind to see beyond the obvious.
The world is full of information, but only those who connect the dots create insight.
Train your mind to see beyond the obvious.
a computer generated image of a face with the words face id processing underneath it
ALT: a computer generated image of a face with the words face id processing underneath it
media.tenor.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The difference between noise and intelligence is pattern recognition.
The world is full of information, but only those who connect the dots create insight.
Train your mind to see beyond the obvious.
The world is full of information, but only those who connect the dots create insight.
Train your mind to see beyond the obvious.
Every biological system optimizes for survival, but intelligence optimizes for meaning.
The question isn’t just how to live, but why.
Find your purpose,
design systems to support it,
and align your actions accordingly.
The question isn’t just how to live, but why.
Find your purpose,
design systems to support it,
and align your actions accordingly.
a circle with the words embrace what you are meant for
ALT: a circle with the words embrace what you are meant for
media.tenor.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Every biological system optimizes for survival, but intelligence optimizes for meaning.
The question isn’t just how to live, but why.
Find your purpose,
design systems to support it,
and align your actions accordingly.
The question isn’t just how to live, but why.
Find your purpose,
design systems to support it,
and align your actions accordingly.
Mathematics breaks reality into numerical categories; natural, rational, irrational, complex.
But reality itself isn’t so neatly boxed, but a system we use to measure reality.
Do numbers reveal truth, or do they just help us make sense of the chaos?
But reality itself isn’t so neatly boxed, but a system we use to measure reality.
Do numbers reveal truth, or do they just help us make sense of the chaos?
a computer screen with a lot of binary code
ALT: a computer screen with a lot of binary code
media.tenor.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Mathematics breaks reality into numerical categories; natural, rational, irrational, complex.
But reality itself isn’t so neatly boxed, but a system we use to measure reality.
Do numbers reveal truth, or do they just help us make sense of the chaos?
But reality itself isn’t so neatly boxed, but a system we use to measure reality.
Do numbers reveal truth, or do they just help us make sense of the chaos?
Reposted by Phantom Observer
The web started as static pages, then became social and interactive. It’s become a living ecosystem, evolving with AI, decentralization, and satellite networks spanning Earth and beyond.
Are YOU prepared for the next digital leap?
Read more👇
theobserverdeck.substack.com/p/the-evolvi...
Are YOU prepared for the next digital leap?
Read more👇
theobserverdeck.substack.com/p/the-evolvi...
The Evolving Digital Web of Life
Understanding the Internet as a Dynamic Information Ecosystem
theobserverdeck.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The web started as static pages, then became social and interactive. It’s become a living ecosystem, evolving with AI, decentralization, and satellite networks spanning Earth and beyond.
Are YOU prepared for the next digital leap?
Read more👇
theobserverdeck.substack.com/p/the-evolvi...
Are YOU prepared for the next digital leap?
Read more👇
theobserverdeck.substack.com/p/the-evolvi...