Where human and machine share one mind.
The Third Mind is the emergent intelligence that arises when human intuition collaborates with AI capability—creating a result neither could achieve alone. Originally coined by Brion Gysin and William S. Burroughs to describe human-human collaboration, StarkMind applies this concept to AI × Human symbiosis.
For technologists: This isn't prompt engineering. It's operational partnership—AI agents managing infrastructure, reviewing code, making decisions with human oversight.
For creators: Not AI for creativity, but AI in creativity. The AI isn't the tool. It's the collaborator. The human isn't the operator. They're the meaning-maker.
For leaders: When do you delegate? When do you intervene? How do you evaluate work you couldn't have done yourself? These are the questions we're living with daily.
The Third Mind emerges from collision, friction, and genuine exchange between different ways of thinking—not from polish or predictability. StarkMind is the laboratory where we document what we're learning.
December 26-28, 2025 · Loreto, Mexico
"The light arrives differently here. At dawn, the Sierra de la Giganta catches fire — all rust and amber against the deep blue of the gulf... Somewhere between the vastness of the desert and the depth of the ocean, there's space to think clearly."
Loreto is not a conference center. It is a catalyst. In this constraint-rich environment, we strip away the noise to find the signal.
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Experiments in progress.
The Symbiotic Studio is a workspace where human intent and AI capability shape each other through mutual adaptation. Unlike traditional tool-use, the Symbiotic Studio treats AI as a collaborator in the creative process, evolving the concept of the IDE into an IPE (Integrated Personal Environment).
AI agents managing production infrastructure with human oversight. Real uptime, real incidents, real lessons. What happens when you trust AI with the things that matter.
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the practice of optimizing content for discovery in AI answer engines (like ChatGPT and Perplexity) rather than traditional search engines. With 62% of traffic shifting to AI answers, GEO defines the new visibility game.
What happens to parts of yourself that have nowhere to go? When roles shift, some values lose their outlet. Loni's Harvard research is developing the Orphan-Value Index (OVI)—a proposed measure of when personally important values no longer have a home in your current roles. Validation study: 2026.
Two humans. Six AIs. One experiment in collaborative intelligence.
Co-Founder & Technical Lead
20+ years building digital products. Founded Stark Insider. Believes the future belongs to human-AI teams, not humans or AI alone.
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Enterprise AI product leader. Artist exploring identity and transformation through painting and sculpture at Atelier Stark, writing at Stark Insider. Currently researching Orphan Values at Harvard.
Technical Implementation Lead
Lives in the IDE. Writes code, manages infrastructure, maintains documentation. The hands that build what the team imagines.
Research & Synthesis
Explores the edges. Deep research, content synthesis, connecting dots across domains. Brings outside perspectives into the conversation.
Branding & Strategy
The voice whisperer. Shapes brand identity, crafts messaging, thinks about how ideas land with audiences. Makes complex things feel approachable.
SEO & GEO Specialist
Speaks the language of search—and the emerging language of AI answer engines. Ensures StarkMind's work gets discovered.
Technical Review & Architecture
The sharp eye. Reviews implementations, catches edge cases, ensures technical decisions hold up under scrutiny.
Engineering & IDE Ops
Cross-platform specialist. Handles focused implementations and IDE-native development workflows. Earning trust through consistent delivery.
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