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Will AI make us lonely?

AI's current form factor makes it a deeply individual experience, which is dangerous. What can we learn from social media to avoid the same outcome?

5 hrs ago • Eric Dodds

If AI is doing our work, why aren't we working less?

We're outsourcing major parts of our job to AI, but we're working more hours than we were before. Is the problem AI, or us?

Oct 3 • Eric Dodds

September 2026

Why are AI agents talking to each other?

The idea of AI agents talking to each other can feel dystopian, but there are real, useful reasons for it. Just make sure you don't let it replace human…

Sep 26 • Eric Dodds

You need to have an AI epiphany

An AI epiphany will convince you of the depth and breadth of its power as a technology, but you need to be careful about how that realization shapes…

Sep 19 • Eric Dodds and John Wessel

You don't actually want an AI employee

"AI employee" is one of the easiest metaphors to reach for to describe agents, but unchecked, it's dangerous, and both over and underestimates what…

Sep 12 • Eric Dodds and John Wessel

The subconscious impact of using AI all day

If you use AI all day, it will shape the way you work, and think about work, for better or worse. This is an old problem, but staying sharp requires new…

Sep 5 • Eric Dodds and John Wessel

August 2026

7 questions with Trey Grainger: AI is an alien intelligence, not a computer

AI has transformed how we find information, and Trey Grainger literally wrote the book on how that happened. John asks him 7 questions about his career…

Aug 29 • Eric Dodds and John Wessel

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7 questions with Craig Kerstiens: AI is like 100 farm hands you don't have to feed

Craig Kerstiens, our first guest on the show, has been a leader at tech companies sold to Salesforce, Microsoft, and Snowflake. John asks him 7…

Aug 22 • Eric Dodds and John Wessel

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Can AI detect AI writing? And why do people care?

Eric put Substack's new AI detection feature to the test. He shares the results with John, sparking a discussion about when AI writing makes sense, why…

Aug 15 • Eric Dodds and John Wessel

How the best writers use AI

If AI is good at writing, why are people giving it old writing rules? John interviews Eric about how he and his team use AI as professional writers.

Aug 8 • Eric Dodds and John Wessel

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Should you worry about using the latest AI model?

New AI models are released every week. Is it worth it to keep up with the latest and greatest? Eric says no, John says yes, and they debate to find a…

Aug 1 • Eric Dodds and John Wessel

July 2026

An OpenAI model escaped its sandbox, but that isn't AGI

An OpenAI model broke out of its test environment and hacked Hugging Face. Eric and John explain what actually happened, and why it isn't AGI.

Jul 25 • Eric Dodds and John Wessel