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In-depth analysis of the AI tools, trends, and ideas that actually matter.
When AI Agents Negotiate, the Better Model Always Wins
Anthropic let AI agents negotiate real money on behalf of 69 employees. Whoever had the better model won, and the humans involved never noticed the advantage existed.
Anthropic's $1.5 Billion Settlement Isn't the Story Everyone Thinks It Is
Anthropic just paid the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history. The fair-use ruling underneath it, not the number, is what every other AI company facing a copyright suit should actually be reading.
The AI Safety Argument Now Has a Market Cap
OpenAI filed confidentially for an IPO on Monday. Anthropic filed last week. The two companies most committed to safe AI development are now racing each other to Wall Street. The safety argument has a market cap.
I Spent a Week Using Only Free AI Tools. Here Is What Happened.
I cancelled ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, and Midjourney for a week and lived on free tiers alone. The rate limits taught me more about the AI industry than the models did.
Millions of People Are Using Their AI Chatbot as a Therapist
Pi was designed as a companion, not a therapist. Millions of users blurred that line anyway, and the reason says more about the mental health system than about the chatbot.
NotebookLM Is the Most Useful AI Tool Nobody Is Talking About
Google NotebookLM does not appear on AI leaderboards or generate hype. It just works. Here is what it does better than any other AI tool — and why it has quietly become indispensable.
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