Chain of Thought

Essays, interviews, and experiments at the forefront of AI.

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You Have No Choice But to Read This

Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky's new book, 'Determined,' revives the age-old debate over free will

2 Oct 20, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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What Comes After SaaS?

Bespoke apps for everyone—customized by AI

1 Jul 21, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Great Artists Steal (With LLMs)

You can only steal what you can find—and AI lets you find exactly what you need

2 Sep 22, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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This VC Is Slowly Automating His Job

How Yohei Nakajima uses GPT-3 to eliminate repetitive tasks

2 Feb 3, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Please Make a Better Kindle

It could be 10x better, here’s how

Jun 2, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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AI Doomsday For People Who Don’t Wear Fedoras

Should we bomb the GPU clusters? A primer.

5 Apr 7, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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AI-assisted Decision-making

How to use ChatGPT to master the best of what other people have figured out

5 Nov 29, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Does GPT-4 Know Me Better Than My Girlfriend?

A dangerous question with fascinating answers

2 May 12, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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The Optimal Level of Optimization

Lessons on goal maximization from machine learning

Jul 14, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of 1-1 Learning

How to learn anything 98% better than average

1 May 19, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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AI and the Future of Programming

An interview with Replit co-founder Amjad Masad

Apr 28, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Artificial Unintelligence

Returning risky results is a dimension of performance for AI models

Dec 10, 2022 by Dan Shipper

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A Day at the Center of the AI Boom

In San Francisco, there’s one rule to live by: layer up

7 Nov 10, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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AI and the Age of the Individual

When intelligence is cheap individuals win

Nov 11, 2022 by Dan Shipper

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ChatGPT Is the Best Journal I’ve Ever Used

My slow and steady progression to living out the plot of the movie 'Her'

2 Oct 27, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Where Copilots Work

A simple checklist for builders

Mar 10, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Can AI and ML Predict Depression?

An interview with researcher Dr. Eiko Fried

Jul 19, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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What I Learned Teaching 100 People To Code with AI

I guess I’m a programming teacher now

1 May 26, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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How to Build a Chatbot with GPT-3

A step-by-step guide

2 🔒 Feb 10, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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How to Make AI Write Like Your Favorite Author

A step-by-step guide from prompting to fine-tuning

Mar 3, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Is Chat the Future of AI?

The promise and perils of chat and ChatGPT

2 Nov 3, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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You’re a Developer Now

ChatGPT is a creative power-up for builders—and you should use it

3 Oct 13, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Against Explanations

AI can make progress where science has struggled

2 Apr 14, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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The King Is Back in the Castle

But you only get one coup

Nov 22, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Generative AIs Narrow the Taste Gap

Musings from the frontier of AI and the written word

1 Nov 4, 2022 by Dan Shipper