posted 8 hours ago #
There is no shortage of hot takes and outlandish claims about the future of AI. It can be exhausting but it's also a topic that really can't be
ignored. Here's a few reads in the AI orbit that I've encountered recently that I found worthwhile.
- OpenAI’s oddly socialist, wildly hypocritical new economic agenda - TLDR: OpenAI says one thing but actively does the opposite. IMO, cancel your ChatGPT account stat.
- Ben Wolfe, What AI Needs - it's a Threads post (which is generally incendiary) but it's a nice rundown on how AI could work better for us all. Articulated well, particularly the part about pattern machine vs thinking; def not the same.
- Tips for Designers on Making it Through 2026 to the Other Side -from Mike Davidson, Microsoft Design Executive. A blog post that posits we're all "Assemblers" now - a sentiment I have heard a number of different places with different verbage (I've heard "We're all Engineers now"). It gets into how to be a good Design candidate in an AI world but there's plenty of gems sprinkled in there even if that does not apply to you in any way.
- husk.irl abusing AI - this is from the latest Garbage Day so I assume you've seen it but at this moment in time, AI can not spell or perform simple tasks. At this moment.
- Introducing Solarium - Mark Wunsch walks through making his own eReader. This supports an idea that I've been hearing more often recently - software will be personal in the future. Given the pace and expertise of AI-assisted development, why couldn't you have apps that do exactly what you want without having to put up with annoying UI/UX? Yes, there will be API restrictions and boundaries that halt some projects but I really enjoy this idea of making exactly what you want.
