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Self-Improvement Without the Science Fiction
A few weeks ago I wrote about AI systems that keep learning after deployment instead of treating every interaction as a fresh start. That prompted a few readers to ask…

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China’s AI Involution
AI has made me pay more attention to a Chinese term that has been circulating for years: involution (内卷). The basic idea is hyper-competition in which everyone has to work…

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Your Model Is Not Your Moat
In a recent article, I wrote about companies turning their own data, workflows, and production feedback into specialized intelligence they increasingly control. The deeper idea was compounding. What matters is…

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The AI Boom’s Hidden Payment Schedule
A recent article, “Why the AI Boom Is Hitting a Reset Wall,” makes an argument I think is more useful than the usual debate over whether AI is a bubble.…

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AI and the Job Market: What We Know So Far
Table of Contents AI Is Changing Work Faster Than Employment The Entry-Level Squeeze Watch Hiring, Not Just Layoffs Automation and Augmentation Are Different Productivity Does Not Automatically Mean Fewer Jobs…

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Nine Practical Rules for Agents Doing Real Work
In recent conversations with crews building agents, I keep hearing the same lessons. Teams with very different products are arriving independently at almost the same architectural choices. That convergence feels…
