Archive - Understanding AI

July 2025

Donald Trump just laid out his vision for AI policy

The president wants to help American AI companies compete with their Chinese rivals.

Jul 25 •

ChatGPT Agent: a big improvement but still not very useful

OpenAI's latest computer-use agent still isn't reliable enough for important tasks.

Jul 22 •

Why Google dismembered a promising AI coding startup

Windsurf's leadership went to Google, leaving most employees in a lurch.

Jul 18 •

Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Actually Reduce Productivity

Study Shows That Even Experienced Developers Dramatically Overestimate Gains

Published on Second Thoughts • Jul 14

What I learned watching 78 videos from Tesla's Austin robotaxis

Tesla exceeded my expectations, but it still has a long road ahead.

Jul 8 •

June 2025

What I learned trying seven coding agents

There's still room for improvement, but don't underestimate this technology.

Jun 27 •

Computer-use agents seem like a dead end

OpenAI's Operator was the best model I tried. But that's not saying much.

Jun 26 •

The first copyright ruling on generative AI training is a win for AI labs

New ruling provides a blueprint for AI companies to stay on the right side of the law.

Jun 24 •

How AI agents got good at using tools

Anthropic's MCP could do for agents what TCP/IP did for networking.

Jun 24 •

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