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🎧 Kevin Roose Has 18 New Best Friends—And They’re All AIs

The host of NYT's ‘Hard Fork’ podcast shows me how they help him with everything from parenting advice to ‘fit’ checks

May 15, 2024 by Dan Shipper

Chain of Thought

Transcript: Kevin Roose Has 18 New Best Friends—And They’re All AIs

‘How Do You Use ChatGPT?’ with the New York Times journalist

🔒 May 15, 2024 by Dan Shipper

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GPT-4o and OpenAI’s Race to Win Consumers

Decoding what the AI leader’s latest release means for the future

🔒 May 14, 2024 by Dan Shipper and Evan Armstrong

Where Are All the Autonomous Vehicles?

Three reasons why you shouldn’t sell your car just yet

1 May 13, 2024 by Dimi Kellari

Chain of Thought

ChatGPT and the Future of the Human Mind

AI is a lever that becomes a lens

May 10, 2024 by Dan Shipper

Napkin Math

Patreon Should Buy Substack to Save Creators

The solution to the problem of social media is to build something better

7 May 9, 2024 by Evan Armstrong

Every’s First Entrepreneur in Residence, Brandon Gell

Former Clyde CEO will help us incubate new software and services businesses

1 May 8, 2024 by Dan Shipper and Brandon Gell

Napkin Math

The Right Kind of Asshole

A founder’s personality can differentiate them—or destroy them

4 May 7, 2024 by Evan Armstrong

The Death of Code as Craft

What is the business value in keeping developers happy?

4 May 6, 2024 by Jon Christensen

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The Next Big Programming Language Is English

I spent 24 hours with AI coding assistant Github Copilot Workspace

1 May 3, 2024 by Dan Shipper

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