Hi, I’m Vishal. I write about how AI is reshaping power, privacy, work, and attention in society, alongside travel notes, some creative writing, and small, everyday observations.
I don’t have it all figured out; I’m thinking in public and changing my mind. If the human side of technology and other observations interests you, welcome to my Musings.
Tracing the evolution from pattern recognition to intersection discovery—and asking whether AI can take the final leap. Human knowledge forms a multidimensional lattice; ideas emerge where concepts …
The internet was built for humans. Then machines started talking to each other in the background. Now AI is becoming the …
Companies can already mine your non-encrypted data on their servers. It’s your end-to-end encrypted data that was …
Tracing the evolution from pattern recognition to intersection discovery—and asking whether AI can …
The internet was built for humans. Then machines started talking to each other in the background. …
A class-action lawsuit claims Meta can access WhatsApp messages. I don’t know if it’s true. But the …
This dish is inspired by a Brussels sprouts plate I kept ordering at RT Rotisserie in San Francisco. …
A quiet Mysore evening at a café window, an old man with his kulfi, and the fleeting glance we …
Over the past couple months I’ve picked up some truly unique bags of coffee, each with its own …
The internet was built for humans. Then machines started talking to each other in the background. …
The internet is quietly being hollowed out. As AI answers our questions directly, we stop visiting …
A practical guide to building scalable map interfaces that render thousands of polygons without …
Tracing the evolution from pattern recognition to intersection discovery—and asking whether AI can …
Why do we bend our bodies to furniture instead of bending furniture to our bodies? A simple …
This essay explores the years of thought behind my personal manifesto—how the inevitability of …
Caught between two oblivious leg-jigglers, I endured a movie seat earthquake that turned into an …
The pursuit of Inbox Zero (Iz) demands excessive attention and diminishes overall productivity; …
Some thoughts on how ubiquitious Google has become in our lives on its 18th Birthday.
Tracing the evolution from pattern recognition to intersection discovery—and asking whether AI can take the final leap. …
The internet was built for humans. Then machines started talking to each other in the background. Now AI is becoming the …
A class-action lawsuit claims Meta can access WhatsApp messages. I don’t know if it’s true. But the lawsuit gave me a …
The internet is quietly being hollowed out. As AI answers our questions directly, we stop visiting the websites that …
Companies can already mine your non-encrypted data on their servers. It’s your end-to-end encrypted data that was …
This dish is inspired by a Brussels sprouts plate I kept ordering at RT Rotisserie in San Francisco. Deeply roasted, …
Why do we bend our bodies to furniture instead of bending furniture to our bodies? A simple proposal: fix the table …
A practical guide to building scalable map interfaces that render thousands of polygons without overwhelming your …
A quiet Mysore evening at a café window, an old man with his kulfi, and the fleeting glance we shared — proof that the …
Over the past couple months I’ve picked up some truly unique bags of coffee, each with its own story, process, and …