#4 - The Best One I Wrote so Far
And it is almost entirely about AI. Written by humans. Not only fans, but critical thoughts, angles and ideas. From me. From others. Good words. Best words. Beast words.
This is 418 - I'm A Teapot, a newsletter about #Engineering #Digital #Ideas and today I would like to share with you:
ENGINEERING - The best argued essay on the risks of AI use I read so far. Replace lingo with your domain's and its insights apply way beyond software engineering. Key quote: "One reason that the atrophy of coding skills is concerning is the "paradox of supervision" ... effectively using Claude requires supervision, and supervising Claude requires the very coding skills that may atrophy from AI overuse.": Agentic Coding is a Trap.
This makes you wonder, are the superstars of the scene ascending to higher planes of knowledge and productivity, or are they caving in, when Simon Willison sees Vibe Coding and Agentic Engineering converge: Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like.
DIGITAL - What a wild time to be alive. Once you dive in, it's easy to drift, outpaced by superhuman speed. The antidote is slowing down and taking agency back, great thought piece curtesy my colleague Sebastian Küpers: Have you experienced the AI drift?
You owe it to yourself. And your co-workers. This is not about mediocre people cosplaying 10x superstars. It is about putting a technology in its place and to good use: Let it brainstorm, let it edit, let it discover and write things you already know. Let it walk, do not let it drive: How to appear productive in times of AI.
IDEAS - Wow. That was tough. We deserve some fun, a game, about passwords: It's imaginatively called Password Game!
I failed at Roman Numerals. On mobile :P
Playtime is over! A fantastic startup did a crazy thing with AI, click he... na, just kidding, we're done with overexcited for today. Here is a calm camera turning pictures into poems: Poetry camera.
But, you read this far. You seem to like reading. Maybe even on paper. Here is a book. Or better, a review about one, 50 years old. The book, not the review. Still it appears relevant. Helpful to make sense of this technology beyond the hype: The Role of a New Machine.
Quote: "Artificial intelligence takes you away from your own trip. What you want to do is look at the wheels of the machine and if you like them, have fun." Unquote.
Are we doing this wrong? Maybe.
Enjoy your tea.
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