AI
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and everything LLM
#974: The Digital Gardener: Why We Don't Understand Our Own AI
We build digital cathedrals but lack the blueprints. Explore the "black box" of AI, emergent abilities, and the mystery of double descent.
#971: Stress-Testing the Soul: Philosophy in the Age of AI
Is human meaning fully mapped out? Discover why AI isn’t killing philosophy, but stress-testing it for a new era of hybrid agency.
#959: The Infinite Content Problem: AI’s War on Truth
Explore how AI is scaling disinformation to an industrial level and what the "liar's dividend" means for the future of shared reality.
#948: Can AI Search Survive the Fog of War and SEO Spam?
Explore how AI is moving from static models to real-time data and whether specialized search tools can survive the rise of the tech giants.
#938: From Hobbyist Scripts to Agent Infrastructure
Stop building brittle bots. Learn how to scale and maintain complex AI agent workflows using the new generation of open-source orchestration tools.
#920: Can Your AI Pass the CAPTCHA and Buy Your Groceries?
AI can plan your trip, but can it book it? Explore the new frameworks giving autonomous agents the power to spend money securely.
#917: When AI Agents Hit the Context Wall
Herman and Corn dive into Cloud Code and nested AI agents. Can "agent mirror organizations" solve the context window crisis?
#893: The Art of Red Teaming: Why You Must Break Your Own Plans
Learn why the most resilient organizations pay people to prove them wrong and how red teaming techniques can prevent catastrophic failures.
#879: AI for ADHD: Taming the Executive Function Bottleneck
Stop drowning in to-do lists. Discover how the latest AI agents are solving executive function hurdles to help you prioritize and focus.
#874: From Vibes to Engineering: Mastering JSON Schema for AI
Stop begging your AI for clean data. Learn how JSON schema turns unreliable LLM responses into strict, predictable software components.
#870: From Flowcharts to State Machines
Stop squinting at posters. Learn how to turn static first aid flowcharts into interactive, AI-powered apps using state machines and XState.
#869: Why Tiny Digital Savants Are Outperforming God-Models
Are massive AI models hitting a wall? Discover why the future belongs to lean, domain-specific "digital savants" and vertical pre-training.
#868: When Your Phone's Mic Beats Your Expensive Gear
Stop holding your phone like a piece of toast. Explore the best mobile microphone setups for high-quality AI voice transcription.
#864: The Death of SaaS: Building Your Own Bespoke AI Tools
Stop paying for dozens of subscriptions. Learn how AI agents are allowing anyone to build custom, private software tailored to their exact needs.
#857: The Cognitive Cost of Capitalization
Can local AI fix your messy typing in real-time? Explore the tech behind "transparent buffers" that turn sloppy drafts into polished prose.
#855: The Agentic Internet: Google’s New Web MCP Standard
AI agents are moving beyond "looking" at websites. Discover how Google’s Web MCP creates a programmatic map for the agentic future.
#848: Do Algorithms Deserve Rights? The Gemini 3.5 Debate
Are AI models just advanced mirrors, or do they deserve moral consideration? Explore the evolving debate over AI rights and digital consciousness.
#847: Abliterating the AI Schoolmarm: Who Owns Your LLM?
Explore why users are ditching corporate AI for "uncensored" local models and how "refusal vectors" are being mathematically removed.
#846: Beyond the Vector: Building Long-Standing AI Memory
Stop relying on basic vector search. Discover how Graph RAG and RAPTOR are creating AI systems with true long-standing memory.
#841: AI Gateways: Building Robust Infrastructure with LiteLLM
Discover how AI gateways like LiteLLM provide redundancy, caching, and unified tool access for scalable application development.