Strata
April 2026 – Present
Strata is an open-source, local-first infrastructure project for generalists. Your files, your machine, any AI you'd like. I started building it in April 2026.
Now
Current professional projects
Consulting & teaching
May 2022 – Present
I work with businesses, associations, and regional governments to provide AI advisory and intensives. Current programs and applications live at Curious Builder.
Current intellectual investigations
SRC Theory
August 2020 – Present
SRC Theory is a term I coined in August 2020. It proposes an optimal definition for a community in the Intelligence Age and seeks to define the constraints within which a community should operate.
What I'm writing
Short-form essays on X (weekly-ish), that's where most of my in-progress thinking lands first. Fiction is back in the rotation too, with the Beyond The Light universe waiting for its next installment. Earlier work below.
Essays on X
Ongoing · ~weekly
Short-form essays posted at @will_e_steele. Where most of my current thinking goes first.
How Our World Was Changed Forever By Artificial Intelligence
Non-fiction · December 2022
My first non-fiction book, written on the other side of the GPT moment, about what it actually means for the world that these systems exist. Audiobook followed in January 2023.
The Spark
Fiction · August 2022 · Book one of Beyond The Light
My first novel, and the opening of a science-fiction universe I'm calling Beyond The Light.
Recent
Building AI-Native Foundations · RGV Startup Week
April 27, 2026
A practical workshop for business owners ready to move past the AI hype and start building. What it actually takes to lay AI-native foundations inside a business: where to start, what to prioritize, and the decisions that shape whether AI becomes a real operating advantage or just another line item.
Harva Milestone IV: rebrand + $113M total funding
April 2026
Supply Pay formally became harva.ai. Closed an additional $110M in debt and roughly $750k in equity, bringing total funding across debt and equity to approximately $113M.