Archive - 12 Challenges

Choice of your AI assistant? Nope, probably not

AI interoperability, and why it matters

May 31 •

7 rare traits I see in every high performing scrambled eggs

I’ve scrambled 300+ eggs in the last 3 years.

May 16 •

Zuck vs. Zuck: 7 thoughts

This week, news broke that US academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta for the right to launch Unfollow Everything 2.0, inspired by the Unfollow…

May 3 •

April 2024

The follow lie, and why it’s worse than ever

That little button, the one saying ‘follow’?

Apr 26 •

Every day, AI increases the cost of being a public figure

I first became interested in the cost of being a public figure when I read Corruptible by Brian Klaas a few years ago.

Apr 24 •

How to scroll more and live less

Apr 22 •

Assistant and I

Assistant wakes me up on April 17th, 2034.

Apr 17 •

March 2024

Will the real Aggregator's AI Risk please stand up?

A few weeks ago, tech analyst Ben Thompson wrote an article entitled Aggregator’s AI Risk, where he talks about the risks Facebook, Google etc.

Mar 28 •

AI vs. ads: surprisingly possible, surprisingly neglected

Something interesting: people on the AI subreddit mostly agreed that AI poses a big risk to adtech - much more than I expected them to.

Mar 27 •

breakreminder.org: a TikTok account to help you use TikTok less

For Challenge 2: TrojanTok, I came up with a simple plan:

Mar 22 •

Help stop the DoJ bullying Apple

Join me in defending the rights of $2.8tn companies

Mar 21 •

AI OSes: bad news for ads?

In my last article, I gave a definition of an AI OS. Here, I’m going to talk about why the AI OS matters, in the context of the AI vs.

Mar 20 •

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