The luxury of saying no. - “Most people don’t get to say no. Not really. They’re not debating whether to use AI on principle. They’re trying to figure out how to keep their job without surrendering their judgment or drowning in tasks that keep multiplying while headcount shrinks. For most people, using an LLM isn’t an abdication of thought–it’s often the only way to carve out enough time and focus to do any real thinking at all."

How does ChatGPT work? What is AI, really? - Good overview of the basics.

Dark Leisure - ”in many orgs, there is too little incentive to pass on these productivity gains by telling your manager: “i found this neat tool that lets me do 8h of work in 3h! give me more work!"” // Some “real workers of the world unite” vibes.

OpenAI consumer pivot shows AI isn’t B2B - Where are the business successes and mass adoption? // “Who cares if consumers use AI for helping a friend plan a road trip, informal therapy sessions, or astrological readings? The stakes are low…"

Azul CTO: Java at 30 Still Rules Enterprise Dev - Yes, and: Azul must have set a compare goal for this FY to get a, checks notes, “shit ton” of coverage.

Opinions of using AI for solo role playing, reddit thread -

Google Translate Can Now Be Set as the Default Translation App on iOS - Set your Apple stuff to use Google Translate as the translation service.

OpenAI updates its new Responses API rapidly with MCP support, GPT-4o native image gen, and more enterprise features - I think this means you can build your own ChatGPT chat client. Sort of?

Agents are models using tools in a loop - “Agents are models using tools in a loop,” Anthropic’s Hannah Moran.

Google Translate Can Now Be Set as the Default Translation App on iOS - Set your Apple stuff to use Google Translate as the translation service.