Engineering provably good governance

I wrote the following note for myself when deciding to build Brisk.

Engineering provably

The world needs a place

where the full expression of provably good governance

can become practical.

A place where the deep question of the commons is faced head-on:

how we, accompanied by superintelligent systems,

can structure uncertainty around action:

to understand, to sustain,

and to improve coordination over time.

I've a rare opportunity to build this place,

using my conviction, past projects, lived experience,

and the strength of shared action.

There is a significant risk of failure

for the chance to build infrastructure

that changes how shared systems are built,

governed, and sustained,

so they resist decay.

But this is my life’s work,

where my hours can create the greatest impact

for future generations.

Achieving Brisk’s mission will require

a unique window of time and opportunity,

where ambitious design can thrive,

knowingly engineered against incremental

and short-term forces.

A window where shared systems resist decay,

where coordination becomes more open,

more energetic,

and more legible.

I choose to open this window.

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