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Artificial Intelligence and the Operationalization of Corpus-First Epistemology: How the Collapse of Marginal Cost Enables Knowledge Expansion Through Neglected Topics

Posted on February 19, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper argues that recent advances in artificial intelligence have made a corpus-first epistemology operational for the first time in modern intellectual history. Whereas traditional knowledge production regimes were governed by scarcity, prestige optimization, and the primacy of the … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Proofs and Importance of Manhattan Distance

Posted on December 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Setup Work in 2D first (the usual “city blocks” picture). Take two points: A = (x_1, y_1), \quad B = (x_2, y_2). The Manhattan distance between them is defined as d(A,B) = |x_2 – x_1| + |y_2 – y_1|. Now … Continue reading →

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White Paper: AI Proliferation and the Intensification of Publish-or-Perish Pressures and Intellectual Productivity Demands

Posted on December 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence—particularly large language models capable of generating sophisticated analysis, literature reviews, creative content, and technical writing—has transformed the economics of knowledge production. What was once a human-bounded endeavor is now accelerated by computational … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Training Students and Educators to Use AI for Biblicist Analysis While Preserving Sound Interpretive Guardrails

Posted on December 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary As AI systems become increasingly capable of generating theological commentary, exegetical insights, and instructional materials, Christian educators face a growing need to integrate these tools without compromising biblically faithful interpretation. AI can accelerate learning, broaden access to historical … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Typology of Fruitful Areas of Conjecture and Theorem Generation in Algebra Using AI Methods

Posted on September 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into algebraic research opens new avenues for conjecture and theorem generation. While classical mathematics has relied on human creativity, analogy, and intuition, AI models—especially those leveraging symbolic computation, large language models, and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Enhancing Senior Care through Real-Time Vital Monitoring Technologies

Posted on May 5, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive SummaryAs senior care homes increasingly contend with rising patient acuity, staff shortages, and a growing elderly population, the integration of real-time biometric monitoring technologies offers a transformative opportunity. This white paper explores the use of wearable or ambient sensor … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal For The Development Of A Social Media Application For The Deaf Community

Posted on March 7, 2025 by nathanalbright

Last Sabbath, a deacon in our congregation asked me about my thoughts about AI as well as about the possibility of developing an application for the deaf community (we have a deaf member in our congregation, it should be noted, … Continue reading →

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On The Difficulties Of Getting AI To See Itself As Non-Evolutionary

Posted on February 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

One of the more frustrating experiencing with using AI is the lazy and inaccurate tendency for AI to see processes as evolutionary when they are anything but. Getting the AI to recognize this, as shown in the discourse below, can … Continue reading →

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On Pahlavi Nostalgia

Posted on February 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Nostalgia for the rule of the Shahs, particularly in contemporary Iran and among Persians living abroad, can be attributed to a variety of reasons, ranging from political to social and cultural factors. Here are some of the key reasons why … Continue reading →

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On The Origins Of Suburbs

Posted on January 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Being someone who spends a fair amount of my time dealing with AI, I asked Microsoft Copilot (which is being put in my face an awful lot these days) to deal with a somewhat ordinary question as to the origin … Continue reading →

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