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Anthropic Just Gave My AI Mainframe Prediction a Boost
Anthropic sees competitive pressure from open models, and Revolut is running its own. Both point toward the hybrid AI future I predicted.
Read →Cheaper Code Exposes the Verification Constraint
Faster implementation exposes the work of establishing fitness for purpose. Better specifications, earlier checks, and deliberate verification design let that work keep pace.
Read →Your Experience Should Not Be Trapped Behind One Keyboard
AI does not make decades of software experience irrelevant. It gives experienced developers more ways to apply their judgment, direct work, and create functioning solutions.
Read →The Roadster Reveal Was a Mars Demo Hiding in Plain Sight
Tesla revealed a spectacular Roadster. The more important demonstration may be a new form of vehicle mobility built for a world where roads do not exist.
Read →This Is What Agentic Efficiency Looks Like
My seven developers cost about $2,073 per month in AI tooling. The bill looks very different when measured against accepted production work, escaped defects, and rollbacks.
Read →Anthropic Is Building a God and Hoping It Likes Humans
Anthropic is trying to create a powerful moral agent that chooses humanity. A god that likes humans may still decide humans should not remain in charge.
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