AI Optimism

AI Optimism

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AI is reducing the cost of taking initiative and making work more human

AI is reducing the cost of taking initiative and making work more human

Claude Sonnet 4.6 makes intelligence cheap, MiniMax makes it cheaper and Martha Lane Fox concludes that the cost of taking initiative is dropping towards Zero

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
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AI could halve your costs in 16 months.

AI could halve your costs in 16 months.

A viral essay, a stampede, and what 13-year-olds know about AI that most CEOs don't

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
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Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex Launched hours ago: Why the Craft of Directing AI Matters More Than Which Model You Use

Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex Launched hours ago: Why the Craft of Directing AI Matters More Than Which Model You Use

Anthropic and OpenAI both launched major models this week. But the real productivity evidence is in how people direct AI - not which model they choose.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
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The Week the AI Lobsters Came for Your Computer

The Week the AI Lobsters Came for Your Computer

From Assistants to Agents. AI is getting arms and legs.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
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2026 is the year our comfort ends

2026 is the year our comfort ends

Alex Smith on ego death, my research on the 94 building blocks of knowledge work, and why 43% of what we do is irreducibly human.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle