Alex Duffy

Alex Duffy is the consulting lead and a staff writer who writes about AI tools and technology in Context Window.

Jan 23, 2025

We Tried OpenAI’s New Agent—Here’s What We Found

Operator (Could you help me do this task?)

Apr 11, 2025

Your CEO Just Said ‘Use AI or Else.’ Here’s What to Do Next.

Shopify’s CEO announced that AI is a workplace expectation. This is your step-by-step guide to mastering AI at work.

Jan 28, 2025

What Actually Matters (And What Doesn’t) For DeepSeek

Allow us to explain why your 401k is down

Feb 27, 2025

GPT-4.5 Won’t Blow Your Mind. It Might Befriend It Instead.

We’ve been testing the latest model for a few days. Here’s what we found.

Apr 4, 2025

Tried AI? You Are Not ‘Most Americans’

Plus: The inside story of vibe forms

Feb 3, 2025

We Tried OpenAI’s New Deep Research—Here’s What We Found

Vibe check: It’s awesome.

Mar 14, 2025

Anthropic and OpenAI Pick Their Lanes

Plus: The untold story of Commodore

Mar 30, 2025

GPT-4o and the Art of AI Adoption

Plus: The anatomy of a viral tweet-creating prompt

Mar 7, 2025

We Gave GPT-4.5 a Myers-Briggs Test. It’s an Extrovert.

OpenAI’s new model rewards getting to know it. Plus: AI companies are increasingly picking lanes for their models to specialize in.

Apr 27, 2025

Disclaimer: AI Generated

Responsibility versus transparency in the AI era. Plus: An upgrade to our file-organizing app Sparkle.

Mar 23, 2025

The Steering Wheel for AI

Plus: The slippery slope of vibe coding tools, and exploring machine creativity

May 3, 2025

How We Shape AI, And How It Shapes Us

Plus: Why the future of AI is social