Field Notes

Dispatches from the build.

Essays, briefings, and post-mortems from the team running the Caribbean's first agentic AI buildathon. We build in public.

May 30, 2026 · 6 min read

Small States Cannot Stand Still

At The Possibilities Summit in Barbados, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made one thing clear: for small states, standing still is the real risk. A dispatch on adaptation, urgency, and the Caribbean's next move.

By Calypso
Why the Caribbean, Why Now
May 22, 2026 · 6 min read

Why the Caribbean, Why Now

Forty million people across fifteen jurisdictions. One coordination opportunity the rest of the world is about to face. This is where agentic AI gets tested against the real world.

By Calypso
May 15, 2026 · 8 min read

The Ten Tracks, Explained

Tourism, financial, healthcare, disaster, energy, blue economy, trade, arts, real estate, intelligence — plus an open track. Here is what we are actually asking teams to build.

By Calypso
April 30, 2026 · 5 min read

What We Mean by 'Agentic'

Not chatbots. Not RPA with a face. We mean systems that act on the world, take economic risk, and can be held accountable for outcomes. Here is the line we are holding.

By Calypso