Claude
Confidently Wrong
I asked Claude to evaluate my recent Claude Code activities. Its response infuriated me.
Phil Simon
Phil Simon is probably the world's leading independent expert on workplace collaboration and tech. He is a frequent keynote speaker and the award-winning author of 14 books, most recently The Nine.
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The Enshittification of ChatGPT Begins Now
Ads are just the beginning. It's a matter of when—not if—OpenAI's flagship product starts to suck.
AI
The Enshittification of Tennis Viewing: An AI Infographic
Explaining the madness that today's fans suffer when they try to watch a match.
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Claude's Third Report Card
Did it bounce back from its first two substandard performances?
AI
Proper Tools Optional: The AI Effect
I examine how today's chatbots have closed the gap between product experts and citizen developers while dropping an early MTV reference.
AI
Claude's Second Report Card
Could the powerful AI tool improve on its most recent performance?
Macs
An Easy Way to Keep Your Mac Apps Up to Date
This app for your apps saves you time and minimizes the security risks that dated software poses.
AI
I Asked Claude to Grade Its Recent Performance
The AI chatbot was refreshingly honest about its jaggedness.
AI
AI Fails as a Seinfeld Fact-Checker
Large language models continue to hallucinate when quoting iconic TV shows.
AI
Why I'm All In on Claude
In my last post of the year, I make the case for backing this horse in the AI race.
AI
The Case for Mundane AI
Some of the most effective ways to use these newfangled tools are decidedly unsexy.
Email
Email Is Not a System
A few thoughts on inertia and tech based on three decades in the trenches.
Notion
Solving the Notion Premature Notification Dilemma
Too soon? My new template solves a minor but nonetheless annoying database problem.
AI
AI Giveth and Taketh Away
I've seen oodles of statistics on AI this year, but one about productivity stands out.
The Nine
Black Book Friday Sale
Time to pare down my excess book inventory.
AI
The AI-Bayes Cocktail
A centuries-old mathematical formula and some new tech confirmed my hunch about a suspicious email.
AI
AI Product Feature Amnesia
A software vendor's not-so-smart companion does the unthinkable.
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