December Wrap Up
Hi all, In 2024, we said scaling laws will solve everything. All we needed was more data, more processors, and everything would be fine. That wasn’t quite...
Why AI Companies School Like Fish, and More
Hi all, I haven’t had much time for writing over the last month, which is a gift and a curse. I’m greatly enjoying the work occupying my time (stay tuned for...
Thinking About AI Jobs on Labor Day
A labor day themed issue, featuring several posts about how AI changes work and workers.
Why the Term "Context Engineering" Matters
Exploring training methods, questioning the limits of the 'bitter lesson', and foiling LLMs with cat facts.
Context for Apps, Prompts for Chat
Hi all, Lots of talk about contexts this month, as the entire AI ecosystem seemed to suddenly realize that “prompting” and “context management” are two very...
Explaining System Prompts & Recent Writing
You can learn a lot about how a chatbot works by reading its system prompt.
Reasoning About Reasoning
How do models "think"?
What Changes When The UI Is Language?
Kicking off my newsletter, I'm diving into AI's impact on expertise and why it's worth simplifying complex concepts.
