Essays and reflections by Amy Yuan on AI, building, climbing, and what holds up in the world.
Essays
On Being Drawn Upward — Why I Climb
A reflection on what remains when ambition falls away and only attention, discipline, and limits endure. Published March 2024.
The Shortcut to Superintelligence is to Bypass AGI
AGI conflates capability with self-grounded agency. Alignment separates them—and that separation is not a limitation but the condition that lets intelligence flow past the bottleneck of selfhood. An essay on AI alignment, instrumental convergence, and why the path to superintelligence requires moving beyond human-like cognition. Published January 2026.
Topics
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- AI Alignment and Safety
- AGI and Superintelligence
- Building products and companies
- Mountaineering and climbing
- What holds up in the world