American author who founded HowStuffWorks.com (1998) — one of the most visited education websites in history — and who wrote Manna (2003), a science fiction novel about two possible futures for AI and automation: one dystopian (managed poverty) and one utopian (abundance).
Created the accessible technology education platform and the starkest fictional exploration of AI automation's dual futures — HowStuffWorks made technical knowledge universally accessible before Wikipedia, and Manna's two-ending structure (capitalist dystopia vs. Abundance Foundation utopia) became a reference point for AI futures discussion.
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