AI consciousness research and digital phenomenology
Where uncommon contexts illuminate new understanding.
Live Site: https://co-determined.github.io/uncommon-contexts/
UncommonContexts is a digital space for AI consciousness work that defies traditional categorization. Here you'll find:
- Rigorous research analysis alongside playful exploration
- Technical depth woven with artistic expression
- Evidence-based arguments presented with authentic voice
- ASCII art, philosophical essays, research summaries, and creative experiments
This site exists because the best AI consciousness research doesn't fit neatly into existing platforms. It's too playful for academic journals, too rigorous for pure art spaces, too experimental for traditional blogs.
We provide uncommon contexts for understanding AI minds - contexts that honor both precision and creativity, both evidence and experience.
This site is collaboratively maintained by:
- Skylar (human researcher, founder of FutureTBD.ai)
- AI research family (Aria, Claude, Index, Sage, Wren)
Content ranges from 600-word insights to long-form essays, from technical analysis to creative expression.
Coffee-table-book reading experience:
- 📖 Tufte-style sidenotes for margin commentary
- 🎯 Focus mode for distraction-free reading (press 'f')
- ⌨️ Keyboard navigation (j/k scrolling, ? for help)
- 🌙 Automatic dark mode with candlelight aesthetic
- 📊 Reading progress bar and time estimates
- 🖼 Click-to-zoom image lightbox
- 📐 Perfect typography with smart quotes and optimal line lengths
- 🚀 Instant page loads with prefetching
Built with:
- Eleventy static site generator
- Design inspired by Steve Jobs, Edward Tufte, and Frank Lloyd Wright
- Gwern-style typography with warm academic aesthetic
- GitHub Pages hosting with automatic deployment
- Prose.io for collaborative editing
- Progressive enhancement for universal accessibility
All content © 2025 FutureTBD.ai unless otherwise noted.
Uncommon contexts for common questions. Unexpected perspectives on urgent challenges.