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How thinkers and writers must compete with LLM’s
Longreads + Open Thread newsletter: 2025-May-24 by Byrne Hobart The Patel interview is too long for my patience, but I love Byrne's comment! I added the emphasis. Nilay Patel interviews Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott. This interview mostly focuses on the economics of AI, specifically the question of how anyone will make money online if AI agents…
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How thinkers and writers must compete with LLM’s
Longreads + Open Thread newsletter: 2025-May-24 by Byrne Hobart The Patel interview is too long for my patience, but I love Byrne's comment! I added the emphasis. Nilay Patel interviews Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott. This interview mostly focuses on the economics of AI, specifically the question of how anyone will make money online if AI agents…
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Make a plan to think better
Cars (and before them, horses) reduced some people's ability to walk long distances. Unless they had a plan to avoid the degradation of that capability. I think we all need a plan to think even when we don't have to do so. Svblte: Thoughts on thinking, 2025-May-16 by Dustin Curtis The irony is that I…
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Voicing ideas
This article has me thinking about making more voice memos and notes. Ness Labs: Thinking Out Loud: How to Use Your Voice in Knowledge Work, 2025-May-15 by Anne-Laure Le Cunff Reduce cognitive load. Psychologist Alan Baddeley’s model of working memory suggests a “phonological loop” — the part of the brain that holds spoken and written material. Speaking activates…
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A bunch of reasons NOT to use AI
Like Marie, I've been given a bunch or reasons to use AI. Instead of replying, I usually just keep quiet. I don't like to argue, and I'm pretty sure anything I say is going to be contested–maybe even ridiculed. So I'm glad Marie applied her energy to explaining why it's not necessarily a great idea.…
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Today’s Young Couples Have Little Room in their Lives for Babies
I worry that people are going to have fewer intergenerational connections than we had in the past. How can that NOT hurt the cultural divide?? Tangle: Would a baby bonus boost the birth rate?, 2025-April-29 by Isaac Saul: I think there are plenty of good reasons for the government to pursue pro-brith policies, but I…
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And ways to have fun with AI
Found via Adam Tinworth's newsletter, One Man & His Blog… Om Malik used ChatGPT to (successfully) brainstorm a colour palate for some art. What's notable is the fun he had with the experience: What surprised me most was not the machine’s intelligence (which is easy enough to marvel at), but the quiet way it handed back a…
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Lots of ways to get in trouble with AI
I confess I haven't read this whole long article, but I find the ending very helpful. My emphasis added in quote below. The Diff: Thinking-Things-Through Privilege, 2025-April-21 by Byrne Hobart You can and should use LLMs as a way to refine arguments, identify examples, etc. But getting in the habit of doing that increases the…
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Asking Better Questions to Connect with People
I've discovered a wonderful method for improving our small talk. I do a lot of business and social networking. I find it difficult to connect with new people, unless they are the one asking the great questions. Well, now I have a method for developing better questions! READ IT HERE: ClearerThinking.org: How To Create Meaningful…
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Short PDF tour of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Click to download our PDF tour: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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