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Analysis at the intersection of tech, economics, and society — from Korea
INLEVEL9 publishes structural analysis every other day. Not news recaps — the incentives, unit economics, and second-order effects behind them, with a vantage point Western media doesn't have: Seoul. There are 260+ essays in the archive. Start with these.
If you work in AI
Frameworks and contrarian takes on where AI is actually heading.
Inside Claude Code's Leak: Harness vs. Skills Explained
I wanted to test the '100x productivity' claim, so I looked at how a leaked codebase splits execution logic from reusable skills.
AI & TechAsk 70 AI Models the Same Question, Get the Same Answer
Different AI models can converge on strikingly similar ideas—here's what the Artificial Hivemind study found.
AI & TechAI Skills Aren't Enough Without Good Taste
People keep asking me what to do in the AI era, and I keep coming back to judgment, not just tool skills.
SocietyChina's Papers Are Up, So Why Aren't Citations?
Research output and international citation are not the same measure, and the gap reveals what citation data can and cannot show.
AI & TechIf you follow tech & business
The structure behind the headlines — unit economics, incentives, second-order effects.
Scaling AI Needs Power Grids, Copper, and Refineries
Software may be easy to build with AI, but running it at scale still depends on electricity, copper, and refining capacity.
Business
Amazon Cuts 30,000 Jobs While Hiring Interns, Grads
Layoffs and entry-level hiring aren't contradictory at Amazon—an internal AI-usage race exposes what's really being measured.
BusinessApple's Five New AI Models, Explained
Apple's WWDC 2026 reveal shows how on-device and cloud models split the work, with Google's tech quietly powering part of the stack.
BusinessAnthropic's $14B ARR vs. $5B Cumulative Revenue
Run-rate and cumulative revenue mean different things—AI growth figures need cost and retention context too.
AI & TechDispatches you can only get from Korea
Asia-side signals Western media rarely covers — from the frontline of chips, robots, and platforms.
Inside Apple's US Chip Supply Chain Buildout
A WSJ reporter toured Apple's US chip facilities, revealing a gap between announced investment and actual production capacity.
AI & TechAmazon's 1 Million Robots: What Actually Changes at Work
Robot counts and hourly costs alone don't explain the shift in hiring—Amazon's automation and Digit's warehouse rollout show why.
AI & TechHow Yakult Delivery Workers Check on Their Neighbors
Japan's Yakult Ladies and Korea's hy delivery workers quietly track elderly customers' well-being during routine drop-offs.
SocietyThe 'AI Screens Resumes' Claim Traces to a Game-Based Tool
A study of 4.2 million job applications was about a game-based hiring tool—not resume-screening AI in general.
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