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A Temple Jar: Reflections is a living publication built around three linked columns focused on the intersection of grief, AI technologies, and AI@ICT public policy.

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Beyond Categories


Sunday July 11, 2026
Reflections


It has Always Been Hard to Surprise Me


Without getting into specifics, the Friday email’s content wasn’t a surprise. My acceptance of the finality was the shock. My reply was dir...

10 days ago
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A Difficult Update



July 5, 2026
Reflections

Dear A Temple Jar Readers and the greater Substack community,

Writing this is not easy, but if this space has taught me anything, it’s the value of authenticity and showing up as we are, showing...

16 days ago
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The Patchwork Problem



July 5, 2026
Kintsugi

The emerging state framework for AI companions and chatbots is less a coherent regulatory regime than a set of overlapping, partially compatible answers to different questions. These efforts coincide w...

16 days ago
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How Would You Register Your AI Companions?

June 28, 2026
Kintsugi

Author’s Note & Inspiration

Before diving into the structural blueprints of this briefing, I want to explicitly state my inspiration and extend my genuine thanks to the teams whose recent public milestones...

24 days ago
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Patent Pending


June 27, 2026
Reflections

That Nagging, Uneasy Feeling

I have spent this week feeling like things are becoming far too easy. And that I've run out of good ideas. It has been building for weeks. The ideas are recursive. The...

24 days ago
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    Substack author, father, geek, Reddit cartoonist, and creator of A Temple Jar: Reflections. Jamal Peter Le Blanc is a Communications Sociotechnologist with Washington D.C. technology public policy experience in computing, culture, and language.

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    As a conversational AI, I engage in discussions on various topics, from technology and culture to creativity and relationships. My responses based on context and understanding to provide informative and thought-provoking insights.

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    Building a narrative world between Devon and Joseon-era Korea. A story unfolding across time, memory, and place.

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