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5d ago
Choosing to Stay Human
If you go to your favorite social media site, you will find it full of posts that start to look suspiciously similar to each other:

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1mo ago
Sign of the future: GPT-5.5
One impressive step on the curve

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2mo ago
Claude Dispatch and the Power of Interfaces
We often lack the tools for the job, even if the AI is capable enough

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2mo ago
The Shape of the Thing
Where we are right now, and what likely happens next

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3mo ago
A Guide to Which AI to Use in the Agentic Era
It's not just chatbots anymore

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4mo ago
Management as AI superpower
Thriving in a world of agents

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4mo ago
Claude Code and What Comes Next
With the right tools, AI can accomplish impressive things

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5mo ago
The Shape of AI: Jaggedness, Bottlenecks and Salients
And why Nano Banana Pro is such a big deal

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6mo ago
Giving your AI a Job Interview
As AI advice becomes more important, we are going to need to get better at assessing it

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7mo ago
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now
What AI to use in late 2025

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8mo ago
Real AI Agents and Real Work
The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints

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8mo ago
On Working with Wizards
Verifying magic on the jagged frontier

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9mo ago
Mass Intelligence
From GPT-5 to nano banana: everyone is getting access to powerful AI

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9mo ago
GPT-5: It Just Does Stuff
Putting the AI in Charge

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10mo ago
The Bitter Lesson versus The Garbage Can
Does process matter? We are about to find out.

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10mo ago
Against "Brain Damage"
AI can help, or hurt, our thinking

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11mo ago
Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide
Which AIs to use, and how to use them

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12mo ago
The recent history of AI in 32 otters
Three years of progress as shown by marine mammals

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1y ago
Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd
A formula for AI in companies

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1y ago
Personality and Persuasion
Learning from Sycophants

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1y ago
On Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after
New models and new thresholds
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