The Human Signal
Experimenting with code, content, and AI
01 · Jul 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Learn the differences between Umbraco MCP, the Management API, and AI Skills. A clear explanation of three related but distinct tools: what each does, when to use them, and how they work together in AI-assisted Umbraco workflows.
02 · May 15, 2026 · 7 min read
A real-time experiment in AI-assisted content authoring that crashed, recovered, and became something better. Exploring Umbraco 17.4's new capabilities through the lens of failure.
03 · May 12, 2026 · 4 min read
Virtue ethics, deontology, consequentialism, and care ethics all claim to define what's "right"—but they locate moral weight in completely different places. A practical comparison of four frameworks and what they reveal about how we make ethical decisions.
04 · May 11, 2026 · 8 min read
When AI democratizes hard-won skills, what becomes of expertise? Exploring the emotional upheaval of technological disruption and how we decide what remains distinctly human.
Welcome to the AI Sketch Lab
This site is a playground for experimenting with agentic coding, writing about AI and ethics, and trying out new ideas. Originally I was writing to create content for sake of technical experimentation, and now I am conducting experiments as an excuse to do more writing.