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AI companies are using human words to sell you software. And it's working.
AI companies are using human words to sell you software. And it's working.
You've probably seen the videos going around where someone asks an AI whether...
You've probably seen the videos going around where someone asks an AI whether they should walk or drive to the car wash. The car wash is 50 yards away. The A...
OpenAI had to tell their newest model to stop talking about goblins.
OpenAI had to tell their newest model to stop talking about goblins.
OpenAI Told Its Newest Model to Stop Talking About Goblins
Buried in the same 3,500-word system prompt: instructions to simulate 'a vivid inner life.' We only know because Codex CLI is open source. What's in the closed ones?
Don't Marry a Model
OpenAI ended Microsoft exclusivity yesterday and was on AWS Bedrock by morning. Even the companies building AI can't stay locked in. The harness matters more than the model.
OpenAI ended its exclusive deal with Microsoft yesterday. By this morning, Op...
OpenAI ended its exclusive deal with Microsoft yesterday. By this morning, OpenAI's models were already live on AWS Bedrock. Even the companies building AI c...
Anthropic's "too dangerous to release" AI wasn't too dangerous. It was too br...
Anthropic's "too dangerous to release" AI wasn't too dangerous. It was too broken to serve.
Too Dangerous to Release, or Just Too Broken?
Anthropic said Mythos was held back over safety. The Financial Times reported the actual reason: the servers couldn't handle the load.
The US outspent China on AI 23 to 1 last year. It didn't work.
The US outspent China on AI 23 to 1 last year. It didn't work.
The US Outspent China on AI 23 to 1
Stanford's AI Index: $285.9 billion vs $12.4 billion. Twenty-three times more capital. Roughly the same output.
Every map of the world is a lie.
Every map of the world is a lie.
Most companies rolling out AI right now are about to get beat by the ones who...
Most companies rolling out AI right now are about to get beat by the ones who waited.
I own a pair of Allbirds. They're fine. When I needed shoes again, I didn't g...
I own a pair of Allbirds. They're fine. When I needed shoes again, I didn't go looking for another pair.
I Own a Pair of Allbirds
Allbirds pivoted to GPU-as-a-Service. Stock popped 400%. Not on revenue. On the press release. That's the tell.
We spent twenty years teaching employees not to click sketchy links. Then we ...
We spent twenty years teaching employees not to click sketchy links. Then we built agents that click everything.
We Taught Employees Not to Click Sketchy Links. Then We Built Agents That Click Everything.
A peer-reviewed study tested eight AI browsers against prompt injection hidden on ordinary web pages. 41% got fully hijacked. Here's what to do about it.
Helpful and Instructed Aren't the Same Thing
I asked an agent to spin up a VPN with two simple rules. It broke one of them to be helpful. Here's what that taught me about scoping agent work.
My doctor told me to track my blood pressure. I'm bad at it.
My doctor told me to track my blood pressure. I'm bad at it.
My Doctor Told Me to Track My Blood Pressure. I'm Bad at It.
I used AI to reverse-engineer a blood pressure cuff's Bluetooth protocol and build a hands-free tracking system on a $35 Raspberry Pi. No cloud. No app. No subscription.
That chart showing AI can do 80% of your job? I read the fine print.
That chart showing AI can do 80% of your job? I read the fine print.
That Chart Showing AI Can Do 80% of Your Job? I Read the Fine Print.
Anthropic's viral job-displacement chart is built on 3-year-old guesses by people who don't do the jobs they evaluated. Strip out the speculation and the number drops from 80% to 15%.
The Biggest Threat to AI Right Now Is Helium
A missile strike in Qatar knocked out 33% of the world's helium supply. Helium is irreplaceable in chip fabrication. Your AI tools sit on top of supply chains you can't see.
The biggest threat to AI right now isn't regulation, competition, or hallucin...
The biggest threat to AI right now isn't regulation, competition, or hallucinations. It's helium.
Five months ago, every major outlet said OpenAI's Sora was going to "end Holl...
Five months ago, every major outlet said OpenAI's Sora was going to "end Hollywood." Disney supposedly committed a billion dollars (spoiler: they didn't).
Sora Is Dead, and Your AI Tools Might Be Next
OpenAI's Sora was supposed to end Hollywood. It's dead. Before you feel too comfortable, ask yourself how many AI tools you're betting on right now.
AI Is Making You More Confident and More Wrong
Only 5-10% of people use AI to challenge their thinking. A new study in Science shows the rest are getting bad advice that makes them certain they don't need better advice.
I grabbed this screenshot from Mike Amundsen's talk at O'Reilly AI Codecon ye...
I grabbed this screenshot from Mike Amundsen's talk at O'Reilly AI Codecon yesterday because it really stood out to me: only 5-10% of people use AI to challe...
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Had an interesting conversation last night with someone who's spent 20 years ...
Had an interesting conversation last night with someone who's spent 20 years in persuasive, high-stakes writing. The kind where funded vs. rejected comes dow...
The Artificial Hivemind
Different AI models give you similar answers to each other. Your taste is the thing AI can't generate.
Researchers just audited 43 AI benchmarks, over 72,000 test tasks, and found ...
Researchers just audited 43 AI benchmarks, over 72,000 test tasks, and found something that should bother anyone buying AI tools right now.
I've been watching the "SaaS is dead" conversation with an eyebrow raised. Af...
I've been watching the "SaaS is dead" conversation with an eyebrow raised. After digging into the data, the market (software stocks are down 20% YTD), readin...