







Delegating tedious tasks to AI is the most strategic, feasible, and humane use of the technology today.

AI Is a Waste of Time
The newest AI tools are accelerating basic research and scaring the general public. But many people are simply using them as toys.
Human scientists trounce the best AI agents on complex tasks
State-of-the-industry report finds that, despite the limitations of artificial-intelligence systems, researchers have embraced them.

The future of AI is already written
How physical and economic constraints determine which technologies get built, and why full AI automation is inevitable.

AI is Creating Peak Software, Media is the Best Analogy
Let's learn more about the world's most important manufactured product. Meaningful insight, timely analysis, and an occasional investment idea.

How to use AI to do practical stuff: A new guide
People often ask me how to use AI. Here's an overview with lots of links.


What Workers Want from AI Automation
Our minds aren’t equipped to handle AI
AI is junk food for the mind: easy, tempting and ultimately very bad for you.

The argument against AI agents and unnecessary automation
Opinion: OpenAI's Operator a solution in search of a problem

AI is getting too advanced
From Genius Science to Scenius Science - Cosmik Labs
Why personal AI tools might not be all we need to revolutionize science
AI is not a tool.
"Like all tools, it has its pros and cons. It brings about radical changes, but we'll adapt." This cliché was true for previous technologies. But it isn’t necessarily true for AI. A tool extends the human body or percept...

What AI is Really For - Christopher Butler
After three years of immersion in AI, I have come to a relatively simple conclusion: it’s a useful technology that is very likely overhyped to the