One Useful Thing

Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3

From chatbots to agents

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Giving your AI a Job Interview

As AI advice becomes more important, we are going to need to get better at assessing it

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October 2025

An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now

What AI to use in late 2025

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September 2025

Real AI Agents and Real Work

The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints

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On Working with Wizards

Verifying magic on the jagged frontier

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August 2025

Mass Intelligence

From GPT-5 to nano banana: everyone is getting access to powerful AI

Aug 28 • 

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GPT-5: It Just Does Stuff

Putting the AI in Charge

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July 2025

The Bitter Lesson versus The Garbage Can

Does process matter? We are about to find out.

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Against "Brain Damage"

AI can help, or hurt, our thinking

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June 2025

Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide

Which AIs to use, and how to use them

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The recent history of AI in 32 otters

Three years of progress as shown by marine mammals

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May 2025

Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd

A formula for AI in companies

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