Asim connects ancient democratic practices to modern open source and standards, arguing that our most vital work is governance in an AI age—guarding collective decision-making over mere invention.

Dad bought a Sharp MZ-700 in the 1980s, got it cheap because Sharp had stopped manufacturing them. No games in stores, just a BASIC interpreter on tape, a programming manual, and one tape with 10 games. If I wanted more games, I had to learn to code them myself.