A recent article describes how productivity app maker Doist is deliberately reducing AI's role in automation. Rather than keeping AI in the execution loop, the company uses it to interpret intent and then hands execution to conventional software. The argument is simple: less AI can sometimes deliver more. What struck me was not the novelty … Continue reading Where the real value of AI begins
The future arrives at different speeds
An open letter signed by employees and researchers from some of the world's leading AI companies confirmed some of my concerns about the rapid pace of AI development. It marks a noticeable shift in how insiders are raising alarms. Uneven timelines of learning and adoption Many organizations are still figuring out how to practically use, … Continue reading The future arrives at different speeds
Ode to Copilot
professor i never hadreciting the syllabusof hurried keystrokesand languid musings onhow to start a daywith ample context time to pitch, produce,nay! partner with, no less,but i digress... you are my modern Karnak,a stalwart steward steadyalways there and on the ready.wherefore aren't thou 'pilot'?oh, that! i know already time to ditch, diffuse,yea! dialogue, no less,without duress...
Why I stopped asking AI for answers
Most interactions with AI begin with prompts: “Please review and suggest how to improve” or “How do you ______?” or “Can you verify this source?” For a while, I was preoccupied with these questions and fine-tuning them to yield better results. I treated AI as a sophisticated search engine with a simple objective: ask a … Continue reading Why I stopped asking AI for answers



