Chain of Thought

Thinking at the edge of AI.

Aug 9, 2024

Review: ChatGPT’s New Advanced Voice Mode

AI’s new voice is a leap into the future

Dec 8, 2023

Will Google’s Bard Be a Destination Chatbot?

Why it could succeed or fail—and what that means for the future of AI chatbots

May 10, 2024

ChatGPT and the Future of the Human Mind

AI is a lever that becomes a lens

Mar 10, 2023

Where Copilots Work

A simple checklist for builders

Mar 3, 2023

How to Make AI Write Like Your Favorite Author

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

Dec 10, 2022

Artificial Unintelligence

Returning risky results is a dimension of performance for AI models

Nov 10, 2023

A Day at the Center of the AI Boom

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

Apr 19, 2024

AI Writing Will Feel Real—Eventually

Humans have always found new technology impersonal, but that feeling doesn't last

Nov 1, 2024

Writing as a Way of Thinking

Why managers might offer our best clue about AI’s impact on writing

Oct 18, 2024

How to Figure Out What People Want

Think in sequences, not essences

Aug 2, 2024

The Great AI Unbundling

Why ChatGPT and Claude will spawn the next wave of startups

Sep 26, 2024

GPT-4: A Copilot For The Mind (2023)

Never forget what you read again

May 26, 2023

What I Learned Teaching 100 People To Code with AI

I guess I’m a programming teacher now

May 19, 2023

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of 1-1 Learning

How to learn anything 98% better than average

Mar 29, 2024

Simulating One-way Door Decisions With AI

AI can refine your ability to know your future state

May 3, 2024

The Next Big Programming Language Is English

I spent 24 hours with AI coding assistant Github Copilot Workspace

Jan 23, 2025

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

Operator (Could you help me do this task?)

Apr 16, 2025

Vibe Check: o3 Is Here—And It’s Great

The highest praise I can give is that I’m already using it all the time

Apr 14, 2023

Against Explanations

AI can make progress where science has struggled

Oct 11, 2024

Five New Thinking Styles for Working With Thinking Machines

AI is turning science into engineering—with unprecedented changes for how we see the world

Jul 19, 2023

Can AI and ML Predict Depression?

An interview with researcher Dr. Eiko Fried

Nov 14, 2024

Is AI Progress Hitting a Wall?

No.

Apr 12, 2024

Capability Blindness and the Future of Creativity

We used to be sculptors. We're all about to be gardeners.

Nov 3, 2023

Is Chat the Future of AI?

The promise and perils of chat and ChatGPT