About
Our mission
The Silicon Valley Times is a small, independent lab and publication about the future of intelligence. We write, build games, and run experiments around one simple idea: making AI as free as math, and the web as open as astronomy.
Practically, that means lab notes, experiments, and puzzle games that help more people — students, builders, and the simply curious — understand and shape where technology is going.
What we’re building
SVT is part newsroom, part workshop, part playground. On any given week we might:
- Publish lab journals that document what we’re trying, what worked, and what didn’t.
- Launch or refine puzzle games and educational kits built on top of those ideas.
- Prototype tools, formats, or small “minimum viable” products that others can learn from or build on.
Our earlier features like the A* Awards and SV x Wire are currently on pause while we focus our energy on this lab-first, build-in-public phase.
What we value
- Clarity over hype. Explain the why, not just the buzzwords.
- Evidence over opinion. Data, demos, and reproducible methods.
- Impact over noise. Work that improves lives, not just metrics.
- How-tos over hot takes. Clear steps on how you can build better, not just how others fall short.
- Openness over gatekeeping. Ideas that curious readers and students can learn from, not just insiders.
How we work
We’re building an independent publication with an open, maker-first ethos. That means lightweight MVPs, clear constraints, and iterating in public. We share work early, learn in the open, and treat readers as collaborators, not just an audience.
If you’re experimenting with new ideas in AI, tools, games, or education — or if you’re a student trying to learn by building — we’re especially interested in hearing from you.
Get in touch
Press: Submit a press release
Sponsorships: Media solutions
Support the mission: Join the mission
General: Contact us