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Systems, incentives, and infrastructure.
Written by someone who builds them.
Analysis and frameworks on AI systems, climate infrastructure, legal engineering, and protocol design, from Tyler Malin.
Latest essays
legal engineering
The Law Firm AI Problem Isn't the Model
Every firm will have access to roughly the same models. What separates them in five years is the incentive, verification, and training infrastructure built around those models, not the models themselves.
2026-10-01 · 8 min read
digital assets
Custody Is a Verification Problem
Every custody rule, proof-of-reserves dashboard, and stablecoin attestation is an answer to one question: who verifies? Most current answers are estimates with a signature on them.
2026-10-01 · 8 min read
AI systems
AI Agents Need a Legal Body
AI agents can book travel, negotiate prices, and move money. What they can't do is own anything, sign anything in their own name, or be held responsible for anything. That gap is legal, not technical.
2026-10-01 · 9 min read
climate infrastructure
Truth Is Infrastructure
Provenance isn't a footnote to a climate number. It's the only axis that tells you whether the number is real.
2026-09-22 · 4 min read
