Insights tagged ‘Hot Takes’
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The trust problem that you already solved
Every developer who has spent time with AI coding tools carries the same low-grade anxiety. You ask the model to build something, it hands you back a file, and then you stare at it like a customs inspector wondering whether the suitcase has a false bottom. Line by line, function…
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Yes, the models got dumber
In March 2023, GPT-4 could identify prime numbers with 97.6% accuracy. By June, that figure had cratered to 2.4%. Not a rounding error, not a minor regression, but a 95-point collapse on the same task with the same prompts. If a bridge lost 95% of its load-bearing capacity in th…
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Meta and Stripe want you to buy things from ads again
Meta and Stripe announced this week that they have built a native checkout experience inside Facebook ads, powered by Stripe’s infrastructure and the buyer’s saved Meta wallet credentials. A user sees an ad, taps “Buy now,” and purchases the item without leaving Facebook. If you…
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A $10K Mac Studio won't replace your API bill
Caveat: this article contains a detailed examination of the state of open source/ weight AI technology that is accurate as of February 2026. Things move fast. I don’t make a habit of writing about wonky AI takes on social media, for obvious reasons. However, a post from an AI s…
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Why AI agents keep forgetting things, and the race to fix it
Ask ChatGPT something on Monday and return on Wednesday, and it will greet you with the warmth of a stranger. It has no recollection of your project, preferences, or the three hours you spent refining a prompt together. This amnesia is not a flaw in the traditional sense but a c…
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The missiles are the destination
One of my uncommon enjoyments is the work that happens right in the middle of a big problem that needs to be solved, or even a nosedive. A calmness kicks in, the path gets clearer and I can usually tunnel vision my way through to course correction. I used to think this was spec…
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Reading between the lines
There’s a lot to learn in a professional services business between the day you open your doors and the day you sell or retire or whatever it is you do next. And there are a million different angles you can take to improve the future based on the past. Here is a line graph of my…
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Zero busy work
AI has given us a lot of things. When used incorrectly, your brain turns to mush. When used correctly, it frees you to be original, strategic and creative. Something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately is the idea of zero busy work. This isn’t just about productivity, but abo…
