







A lot of things are always happening.
AI #160: What Passes For a Pause
A lot happened, but by today’s standards this felt like a quiet week.

AI #182: Pause For Reflection
This was a week of quiet aftermath, an opportunity to process recent events and start to figure out the path forward.


AI #169: New Knowledge
Even in a relatively quiet period, AI is out there creating new knowledge.

AI #176 Part 1: Doing It Live
Enough things added up that this week is getting split into two parts.



Your AI Use Is Breaking My Brain
AI writing is impossible to avoid, is making everything sound the same, and is driving us crazy.


Monthly Roundup #45: August 2026
As AI has escalated increasingly quickly, more and more of my posts have ended up focusing on AI.

Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.
According to Stanford’s 2026 AI Index, AI is sprinting, and we’re struggling to keep up.

AI #179 Part 2: Hearing The Fire Alarm
This is a continuation of Part 1 from yesterday.

Devin Review: AI to Stop Slop | Cognition
As code generation gets easier, code review is the new bottleneck. That's why we're launching a new way to quickly review and understand complex PRs in our latest tool for codebase understanding - augmenting human attention with AI.

Why ChatGPT Keeps Interrupting You — Dr. Tom Shapland, LiveKit

AI is getting too advanced