Kyle Johnson
I spend my days putting AI to work, and my evenings building small tools.
Marine Corps sergeant, then computer science and statistics at Columbia, then six years as a data scientist at Meta. In 2024 I founded Monument Labs, a small studio that ships AI products for real workflows. Today I work on AI strategy and architecture at Wells Fargo in Richmond, Virginia.
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Writing
- The New Guild, on the builders who work through AI. November 2026.
- Everything you want, and what it costs, seven currencies and the trades between them. November 2026.
- Four minutes of video, one apartment plan, a phone walkthrough turned into a furnished plan. October 2026.
- Heaven, on demand, make a wish and a model builds it on a tiny island. October 2026.
- AI poker night, seven AIs playing Hold'em on identical cards. October 2026.
- Metropolis-Hastings MCMC, a scroll-through walkthrough.