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Thinking should leave a trail.

Research, outside articles, and shorter pieces organized by form.

Featured image for Matthew Roxas’s writing archive — My very first physical journal

Papers

1 piece

Working paper2026

Independent research · Philosophy of AI

Does artificial intelligence truly reason?

An argument that embodiment may give an artificial system a meaningful world, while reasoning demands the ability to take up a history as one’s own and project toward future possibilities.

Articles

2 pieces

Published2026

Orr Fellowship

What if We Only Hired for Soft Skills?

Reflecting on the value of soft skills in the evolving professional landscape.

Published2026

AI, Human Agency, and the False Choice Between Panic and Blind Faith

Exploring the relationship between artificial intelligence, human agency, and the tendency to fall into either panic or blind faith when facing technological change.

Blog

2 pieces

Ongoing2026

Ongoing inquiry · AI

Context is not just more information

Context is a lived relation among history, stakes, attention, and the person for whom something matters.

Ongoing2026

Field note · Systems

Structured, but malleable

Enough structure to move with intention; enough openness to revise the map when the terrain changes.