"No, AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive" is an insightful article by Colton from the blog Ludicity, offering a candid take on the realities of AI-assisted programming and why engineers shouldn't fall for flashy productivity hype. The piece is a grounded reality check for anyone feeling anxious about missing out on the so-called... Continue Reading →
Anthropic Education Report: How Educators Use Claude – Key Takeaways
Anthropic's latest Education Report, authored by Drew Bent and Kunal Handa, analyzes how 74,000 university educators globally are integrating Claude into their teaching practices. Based on real usage data rather than speculation, this comprehensive study reveals the practical reality of AI in higher education. Key Takeaways from the Report Curriculum Development Dominates AI Usage: 57% of... Continue Reading →
Exponential View to get you up to speed with most things AI
If you want to dive deeper into the intersection of technology, society, and the economy, Azeem Azhar’s Exponential View newsletter is your essential weekly read. Curated by Azhar—a globally recognized entrepreneur, author, and technologist—this Substack newsletter delivers expert analysis, curated insights, and thought-provoking interviews, all designed to help you understand how exponential technologies like AI are shaping... Continue Reading →
Can Specialized Tools Like Grammarly Weather the Copilot Storm?
Just yesterday, I found myself mulling over a question that’s on the minds of many tech watchers: Can specialized tools like Grammarly survive the AI storm brought on by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and the ever-expanding universe of productivity copilots? And then, almost on cue, the news broke: Grammarly has secured a whopping $1 billion in non-dilutive... Continue Reading →
Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd
In this insightful article titled "Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd" on One Useful Thing, Ethan Mollick unpacks a crucial dilemma facing organizations today: while AI is supercharging individual productivity, most companies aren’t seeing these gains reflected at scale. He explores why this disconnect exists and introduces a practical framework—Leadership, Lab, and Crowd—to help... Continue Reading →
When AI Efficiency Gains Create Hidden Workloads: What Every Professional Must Know
In his thought-provoking article on The AI MEMO, Andreas Welsch highlights a critical challenge in the AI-driven workplace: the efficiency gains one person enjoys by using AI tools often translate into additional review and correction work for others. As AI enables rapid content generation, many users settle for “good enough” outputs, shifting the burden of quality... Continue Reading →
