Evan Armstrong is the lead writer at Every. He explores profit and power in technology in his column, Napkin Math.
Surely nothing bad will happen with an AI hooked up to the internet
It's A Brave New World
This is the dumbest AI will ever be—and it’s still magic
The Rugged Landscape of Digital Advertising
2024 is the year I go big
Startups screw up sometimes, but making things cheaper is a moral necessity
A $100B Bet on Two Brothers
I’m wondering if I can deep-fry my way out of the apocalypse
How can you know when to invest?
My sick, unexplainable desire to buy a face computer
Neither hellscape nor utopia—the internet makes society anew
AI is about to remake our information ecosystem and it is past time for us to prepare
Interest rates do not equal innovation rates
No one cares, so take more risks
And it means there are big changes ahead for what software can do
Why community and social network effects will be key to winning the future
My AI awakening
A Book Review
A16z’s Chris Dixon hasn’t abandoned the faith with his new book, 'Read Write Own'
The Embedded Human
People who promise high returns forever are liars
How to think about investing in a startup versus a public company
What consumer tech and media got wrong
A personal essay