







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

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

AI #158: The Department of War
This was the worst week I have had in quite a while, maybe ever.


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



#158: Build your AI Brain
How I built a second brain that gets smarter every day


The antidote to AI fatigue — Answer.ai Solveit
AI #169: New Knowledge
Even in a relatively quiet period, AI is out there creating new knowledge.


AI #177 Part 2: Wish You Were Here
As usual, part 2 of the weekly deals with speculative, regulatory, political and alignment questions.

AI #176 Part 2: Plan B
This is part 2 of the weekly, broadly covering speculation, rhetoric and policy, along with alignment research.
