08/27/2026
Tomorrow I release a book I've been thinking about for a long time.
It's called THE INTELLIGENCE CEILING.
And instead of asking the question almost everyone is asking about AI —
“What will it be able to do?”
—I went after the opposite question:
“What actually limits it?”
That took me into thermodynamics and energy, computational complexity, economics, regulation, geopolitics, consciousness, agency, and even the legitimate — and illegitimate — arguments around quantum computing.
But I imposed one rule on myself:
Don't pretend to know things we don't know.
So throughout the book I distinguish between established knowledge, reasonable speculation, and my own bets.
I'm neither interested in worshipping AI nor panicking about it.
I'm interested in being accurate.
Because I think that's becoming increasingly valuable in a world divided between people telling us AI will solve everything and people telling us it will destroy everything.
So tomorrow, for launch day only, I'm making the Kindle edition $0.99.
After Thursday, it increases to $9.99.
If you've followed my work, bought one of my previous books, worked with me, argued with me, learned something from me, or just want to help me get this idea in front of more people, tomorrow is the day I'd appreciate your support.
And more importantly: read it.
Then tell me where you think I'm wrong.
THE INTELLIGENCE CEILING
What Actually Limits AI — and the One Question That Decides How Far Machine Minds Can Go
👉 https://amzn.to/4qOo0XV
$0.99 Thursday only.