diminishing returns to AI scale are an illusion
Economic value comes from completing long projects, not single questions. And accuracy drives how long a project AI does: small gains compound exponentially!
Reasoners are much more accurate, with big impacts
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09677
Economic value comes from completing long projects, not single questions. And accuracy drives how long a project AI does: small gains compound exponentially!
Reasoners are much more accurate, with big impacts
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09677
September 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
diminishing returns to AI scale are an illusion
Economic value comes from completing long projects, not single questions. And accuracy drives how long a project AI does: small gains compound exponentially!
Reasoners are much more accurate, with big impacts
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09677
Economic value comes from completing long projects, not single questions. And accuracy drives how long a project AI does: small gains compound exponentially!
Reasoners are much more accurate, with big impacts
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09677
Book 6
Lesson:
The basic paradigm of design is to coax effects from the world by identifying and manipulating its extant tendencies, rather than imposing form on it.
Lesson:
The basic paradigm of design is to coax effects from the world by identifying and manipulating its extant tendencies, rather than imposing form on it.
August 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Book 6
Lesson:
The basic paradigm of design is to coax effects from the world by identifying and manipulating its extant tendencies, rather than imposing form on it.
Lesson:
The basic paradigm of design is to coax effects from the world by identifying and manipulating its extant tendencies, rather than imposing form on it.
I don’t think the AI cycle is coming to a stop just yet
August 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I don’t think the AI cycle is coming to a stop just yet
Also I’ve been told I should share that Claude and I worked on this on the road yesterday
June 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Also I’ve been told I should share that Claude and I worked on this on the road yesterday
One can imagine a world where every iOS app developer has their own slightly different version of Apple's model
June 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
One can imagine a world where every iOS app developer has their own slightly different version of Apple's model
Built an app for funzies today
May 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Built an app for funzies today
hmm, one has to wonder how this might have played out if they embraced AI codegen
Anil on AI in 2023 and 2025
Anil on AI in 2023 and 2025
May 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
hmm, one has to wonder how this might have played out if they embraced AI codegen
Anil on AI in 2023 and 2025
Anil on AI in 2023 and 2025
"the way I see it, if you're going to build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?"
May 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"the way I see it, if you're going to build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?"
Happy Speed Racer day!
I know we'll be celebrating this evening
I know we'll be celebrating this evening
May 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy Speed Racer day!
I know we'll be celebrating this evening
I know we'll be celebrating this evening
I don’t understand why journalists would be on Bluesky
February 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I don’t understand why journalists would be on Bluesky
men want one thing and it’s disgusting
February 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
men want one thing and it’s disgusting
Rebuilt an iPod mini I got for free on Facebook
Always wanted one growing up. In sixth grade I’d pay this kid Cullen $1 to use his on the bus ride home
Always wanted one growing up. In sixth grade I’d pay this kid Cullen $1 to use his on the bus ride home
February 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Rebuilt an iPod mini I got for free on Facebook
Always wanted one growing up. In sixth grade I’d pay this kid Cullen $1 to use his on the bus ride home
Always wanted one growing up. In sixth grade I’d pay this kid Cullen $1 to use his on the bus ride home
Parts coming Wednesday to rebuild a 4th gen iPod I got for free on Facebook Marketplace
February 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Parts coming Wednesday to rebuild a 4th gen iPod I got for free on Facebook Marketplace
nights and weekends side project
February 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
nights and weekends side project
January 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
For the last few nights I've been staying up to write little sci-fi stories capturing slices of post-AGI life
Last night's featured crypto collection plates and a smart rosary at Sunday Mass
collisions.substack.com/p/the-bells-...
Last night's featured crypto collection plates and a smart rosary at Sunday Mass
collisions.substack.com/p/the-bells-...
January 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
For the last few nights I've been staying up to write little sci-fi stories capturing slices of post-AGI life
Last night's featured crypto collection plates and a smart rosary at Sunday Mass
collisions.substack.com/p/the-bells-...
Last night's featured crypto collection plates and a smart rosary at Sunday Mass
collisions.substack.com/p/the-bells-...
Dwight is not having a great time today
January 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Dwight is not having a great time today
Book 5
Lesson:
In the face of the unimaginable, the true test for humanity is not of strength but the endurance of hope.
Lesson:
In the face of the unimaginable, the true test for humanity is not of strength but the endurance of hope.
January 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Book 5
Lesson:
In the face of the unimaginable, the true test for humanity is not of strength but the endurance of hope.
Lesson:
In the face of the unimaginable, the true test for humanity is not of strength but the endurance of hope.
Book 4
Lesson:
Wonder and fear are opposite sides of the same coin. Never stop looking.
Lesson:
Wonder and fear are opposite sides of the same coin. Never stop looking.
January 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Book 4
Lesson:
Wonder and fear are opposite sides of the same coin. Never stop looking.
Lesson:
Wonder and fear are opposite sides of the same coin. Never stop looking.
Book 3
Lesson:
We are not here to do what has already been done.
Lesson:
We are not here to do what has already been done.
January 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Book 3
Lesson:
We are not here to do what has already been done.
Lesson:
We are not here to do what has already been done.
Book 2
Lesson:
Feel pain and grow from it. Do not seethe in mental stories of your own suffering.
Lesson:
Feel pain and grow from it. Do not seethe in mental stories of your own suffering.
January 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Book 2
Lesson:
Feel pain and grow from it. Do not seethe in mental stories of your own suffering.
Lesson:
Feel pain and grow from it. Do not seethe in mental stories of your own suffering.
A thread of books I finish in 2025
Book 1
Lesson:
The problems of the future will be solved by people who are young today observing issues and deciding to invent solutions.
Book 1
Lesson:
The problems of the future will be solved by people who are young today observing issues and deciding to invent solutions.
January 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A thread of books I finish in 2025
Book 1
Lesson:
The problems of the future will be solved by people who are young today observing issues and deciding to invent solutions.
Book 1
Lesson:
The problems of the future will be solved by people who are young today observing issues and deciding to invent solutions.
Checking Twitter for the first time in the new year
January 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Checking Twitter for the first time in the new year
