What an early ’90s rock tour taught me about using AI
Richard In 1992, Robert Smith of The Cure decided to hire a third guitarist. The goal was simple: ease his load so he could sing instead of fighting the guitar. He…
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Why Surprise Is An Underrated Strategy (and what to do next)
OpenAI is fighting several different wars simultaneously: frontier intelligence, consumer mindshare, enterprise/developer loyalty, inference economics, ecosystem lock-in, and open-vs-closed distribution. Their most recent tactic: rolling out unlimited text chats for…
The Ancient Strategy Lesson Behind a Modern AI Controversy
Science YouTuber Hank Green faced backlash after using a phrase viewers suspected was AI-generated. He deleted an initial response, then apologized in a video, admitting that LLMs had become a…
The Illusion of the Pause Button
There is a growing movement in Washington and Silicon Valley to “slow down” the pace of frontier AI development. The argument is simple: if we slow the pace, we can…
The Eyeballin’ Mistake: Why “Looks Good to Me” Is a Costly Standard
AI can produce a polished sales page in seconds. Most business owners feel the pull: skim the result, make a few changes, call it “good enough,” and move on. But…