AI agents

7 stories

Stories

Agency and Agents
Agency is the initiative to act. Increasingly, it is going to determine what happens next with AI, and whether that is good or bad for us. But whose agency?
One Useful ThingAug 31, 202610 min read
Co-Existence and the End of Co-Intelligence
It has been two years since Co-Intelligence, my book about AI, was published, and it was successful beyond what I could have hoped (it was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into 25+ languages, with the biggest markets being the Netherlands and Korea).
One Useful ThingJun 4, 20267 min read
Claude Dispatch and the Power of Interfaces
We often lack the tools for the job, even if the AI is capable enough
One Useful ThingMar 31, 20267 min read
The Shape of the Thing
In October of 2023, I wrote about the “Shape of the Shadow of the Thing,” speculating on the Thing that AI might turn into in the coming years. I think we can see the Thing much more clearly now, and some of the consequences that come with it.
One Useful ThingMar 12, 20269 min read
Management as AI superpower
I just taught an experimental class at the University of Pennsylvania where I challenged students to create a startup from scratch in four days. Most of the people in the class were in the executive MBA program, so they were taking classes while also working as doctors, managers, or leaders in a…
One Useful ThingJan 27, 20269 min read
Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3
I’ve been testing Google’s new Gemini 3 model. It is very good. But rather than give you benchmark numbers, I’m going to show you how far AI has come in three years by asking the AI to demonstrate it.
One Useful ThingNov 18, 20258 min read
Real AI Agents and Real Work
The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints
One Useful ThingSep 29, 20257 min read