Joel’s updates

Joel’s updates from Dispatches, the newsletter of the Newspeak House 2026/27 fellowship candidates. Newest first. About Joel.

Dispatches #4

4 November 2026 · from Dispatches #4: Software to solve the software

I entered the Existential Hope Meme Prize with a dad in a solar-powered 2050 asking his daughter, “Do you think energy just falls from the sky?”

If it made you smile, please like, share or stick it on your dad’s fridge: on X or on Instagram.

The Economy, AI & Social Change weekend I’m leading at Hostačov Castle runs from 6 to 10 November, the day after this issue goes out. If you or someone you know would still like to come, you can sign up here.

Dispatches #3

29 October 2026 · from Dispatches #3: Building the policy plane as we fly it

I am working on an open database of policy questions on AI and biosecurity and a way to tell which forecasts change decisions. If you work on forecasting or on decision tools in government, please email me at jonachro@gmail.com. 

I run the Compute Governance Career Accelerator, a free eight-week online course for early-career people who want to help write the rules for AI chips, data centres and electricity. A second cohort starts in early 2027: https://computefellows.org 

From 6 to 10 November, I'm leading Economy, AI & Social Change at Hostačov, a château just over an hour from Prague. The question: who gets paid when AI does the work? Speakers include Zdeněk Rosenberg (Czech Priorities), Emilie Vestergaard (University of Copenhagen) and Benjamin Schmidt (PauseAI Germany), and participants propose the other sessions. It runs in English, with bed and meals included at €10–70 a day on a sliding scale. If you know someone who might like to come, please pass it on. Details: https://fall.hostacov.com/ Sign-up: https://forms.gle/QRT73PN4HZ5C6KZY9