Chain of Thought

Thinking at the edge of AI.

Oct 2, 2024

A Day at the Center of the AI Boom (2023)

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

Oct 3, 2024

OpenAI Launches a Document and Code Editor Integrated Into ChatGPT

Canvas is an Artifacts competitor aiming at the future of AI-human collaboration

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

Oct 18, 2024

How to Figure Out What People Want

Think in sequences, not essences

Nov 1, 2024

Writing as a Way of Thinking

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

Nov 14, 2024

Is AI Progress Hitting a Wall?

No.

Feb 18, 2025

How Language Models Work

A 100-percent jargon-free guide

Feb 19, 2025

What Can Language Models Actually Do?

Language models as text compressors

Feb 20, 2025

LLMs Turn Every Question Into an Answer

Language models as text expanders

Feb 21, 2025

5 New Thinking Styles for Working With Thinking Machines

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

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.

Mar 28, 2025

Why Generalists Own the Future

In the age of AI, it’s better to know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

Apr 4, 2025

The Mantra of This AI Age: Don’t Repeat Yourself

Language models handle the repetition—people decide what matters

Apr 25, 2025

AI Can Fix Social Media’s Original Sin

You are what you say you are—not just what you click

May 20, 2025

Microsoft’s AI Vision: An Open Internet Made for Agents

On the ground at the Microsoft Build conference with CTO Kevin Scott

Jun 9, 2025

How to Figure Out What People Want

Think in sequences, not essences

Jul 7, 2025

Toward a Definition of AGI

AGI is intelligence too valuable to shut off

Jul 15, 2025

The Magic Minimum for AI Agents

Agents don't need to be daily habits to be billion-dollar businesses