Chain of Thought

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

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I Let An AI Do My Email

A review of Superhuman AI

Jun 30, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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What I Do When I Can’t Sleep

AI, insomnia, and the articulation of taste

4 Jun 23, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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GPT-4 Can Use Tools Now—That’s a Big Deal

What "function calling" is, how it works, and what it means

3 Jun 16, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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The Most Important WWDC Announcement That You Missed

Apple has a shot at solving the mental health crisis

2 Jun 9, 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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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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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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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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AI Is Transforming Media Forever, Here’s How

Dispatches from the frontier of technology and the written word

May 5, 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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A Few Things I Believe About AI

Taking time for a 10,000 foot perspective

7 Apr 21, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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New Course: How to Build a GPT-4 Chatbot

Create your own personal knowledge assistant in 30 days

Apr 18, 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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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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GPT-4 Is a Reasoning Engine

Reason is only as good as the information we give it

4 Mar 31, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Awe, Anxiety, and AI

Navigating the conflicting emotions of this moment in tech

2 Mar 24, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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GPT-4: A Copilot for the Mind

Never forget what you read again

5 Mar 17, 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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Self-Paced Workshop: Learn to Write with AI

AI can help you produce the best writing of your life—but only if you know how to use it well. In this 90 minute subscriber-only workshop I

🔒 Mar 3, 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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Live Workshop: Fine Tuning AI on Your Favorite Writer’s Voice

Learn to get AI to write like your favorite writer, from start to finish

🔒 Mar 3, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Workshop: Learn to Write With AI

ChatGPT, GPT-3, and Lex as powerful tools in the writing process

🔒 Feb 17, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Writing Essays With AI: A Guide

We should take AI seriously as a creative tool—here's how

4 Feb 17, 2023 by Dan Shipper

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Bonus: Chatbot Sample Code and Metrics Updates

For paying subscribers only

2 🔒 Feb 12, 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