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Climbing the Ladder of Abstraction

Climbing the Ladder of Abstraction

I gave a talk at AI Practitioner London on what 'good enough' looks like when you can no longer review every line an AI writes.

The Embedded AI Trio

The Embedded AI Trio

Ethan Mollick on embedding AI builders alongside subject-matter experts - and why, as someone who has been doing this, I have mixed feelings about it.

Like a Ragged Prayer

Like a Ragged Prayer

Some interesting stuff from Alexandra Alter on how AI is disrupting the romance novel industry.


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Climbing the Ladder of Abstraction

Climbing the Ladder of Abstraction

I gave a talk at AI Practitioner London on what 'good enough' looks like when you can no longer review every line an AI writes.

The Embedded AI Trio

The Embedded AI Trio

Ethan Mollick on embedding AI builders alongside subject-matter experts - and why, as someone who has been doing this, I have mixed feelings about it.

Like a Ragged Prayer

Like a Ragged Prayer

Some interesting stuff from Alexandra Alter on how AI is disrupting the romance novel industry.

Typing Code and Punching Cards

Typing Code and Punching Cards

If typing code for money goes the way of punch cards, how do we ensure that code is correct?

The Jevons Paradox and the Kindle Web Proxy

The Jevons Paradox and the Kindle Web Proxy

When solving problems becomes almost free, more problems get solved. I built a silly little app last night that nobody else would ever build, and that's sort of the point.

Claude Agent SDK Part 7: Creating Custom MCP Tools

Claude Agent SDK Part 7: Creating Custom MCP Tools

Exposing Python functions as tools Claude can call directly