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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…

    Self-Improvement Without the Science Fiction
  • 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…

    China’s AI Involution
  • 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…

    Your Model Is Not Your Moat
  • 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.…

    The AI Boom’s Hidden Payment Schedule
  • 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…

    AI and the Job Market: What We Know So Far
  • 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…

    Nine Practical Rules for Agents Doing Real Work