A dictionary for your columns
Short definitions can prevent a table from depending on one person’s memory.
A clear-eyed view of useful AI
New tools.Better questions.Human judgment.
Thoughtful essays on prompts, models, evidence, and the decisions around everyday AI use.
Enter the reading room Small AI experiments you can inspect.
01 About this place
Bounded tasks.
Practical review.
An independent journal about practical, bounded AI use. We explore clear requests, useful examples, and the checks that help a generated result become working material.
About this place01
Begin with a bounded task
Choose a purpose whose result can be understood and reviewed.
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Inspect the evidence
Fluent output should not substitute for a check of the underlying claim.
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Keep responsibility clear
Understand which decisions remain with the people using and designing the tool.
02 A closer look
A small experiment worth inspecting.
A benchmark measures a defined task
A score becomes meaningful through the test that produced it.
03 The reading room
Useful tasks with clear boundaries.
Prediction and the appearance of understanding
A fluent response can be useful without explaining how the model reached it.
Choose a tool with an exit
The ability to leave is part of a thoughtful decision to begin.
A small idea to take with you
Define the check before the prompt
Choose a low-stakes task and write what a useful output must contain. Name one check you can perform independently of the tool.