# ai work (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 10 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ai work. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Country Beneath the Flag](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-country-beneath-the-flag) _2026-08-21 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ A new Demos report finds pride in Britain collapsing while local attachment survives. The deeper story is about institutions, ownership and who gets to define the nation. ## [How Reform Turns a Wage Subsidy into a ‘Skills Revolution’](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/how-reform-turns-a-wage-subsidy-into) _2026-08-21 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Reform’s apprenticeship plan is more substantial than much of its policy output. The more interesting question is what happens to those 24 pages once they enter the political media machine. ## [Who Created Jason Arday? Great and Unfortunate Things and the making of a Cambridge myth](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/who-created-jason-arday-great-and) _2026-08-20 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Jason Arday’s memoir asks how he reached Cambridge. The harder question is what Cambridge did to the story once he arrived. ## [The Pope Who Almost Names Capitalism](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-pope-who-almost-names-capitalism) _2026-08-19 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ In Magnifica Humanitas, Leo XIV sees monopoly, exploitation and concentrated technological power with unusual clarity. The system that continually produces them remains unnamed. ## [If AI Can Do the Work, Why Are We Still Working?](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/if-ai-can-do-the-work-why-are-we) _2026-08-19 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ If AI can do more of the work, the real question is who gets the time and wealth it frees. ## [Class Politics Is Not Woke 2.0](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/class-politics-is-not-woke-20) _2026-08-18 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Class politics is not Woke 2.0, but some of woke’s worst habits have survived in the online left. ## [AI at Work: How You Can Utilize AI](https://unworkai.substack.com/p/ai-at-work-how-you-can-utilize-ai) _2026-08-17 · The UnWorkAI Strategist · The UnWorkAI Strategist_ AI is already changing work. ## [The Conspiracy Is the Politics](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-conspiracy-is-the-politics) _2026-08-17 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Rupert Lowe turned a procurement notice into proof of betrayal. That small leap from fact to hidden intent explains how replacement politics works. ## [When Work Becomes a Moral Test](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/when-work-becomes-a-moral-test) _2026-08-16 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Reform and the Conservatives say Britain’s welfare system is wasting lives. Behind the numbers sits a harder claim: that paid employment is the measure of whether a life is useful. ## [AI May Take Your Job. It Can Also Help You Build Your Own Income.](https://unworkai.substack.com/p/ai-may-take-your-job-it-can-also) _2026-08-14 · The UnWorkAI Strategist · The UnWorkAI Strategist_ For years, the message around AI has been positive: ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SpwUJ7gk6W8v) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [Farage Got His Mandate. Then He Needed an Enemy](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/farage-got-his-mandate-then-he-needed) _2026-08-14 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Clacton gave Nigel Farage what he asked for. More votes than in 2024 and a bigger majority. Somehow he still managed to emerge from victory complaining about the establishment. ## [The Telegraph Wants Its Right Back](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-telegraph-wants-its-right-back) _2026-08-13 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ The British Right is fighting over what comes next, and the Telegraph is trying to decide where the acceptable Right ends. ## [Alex Phillips Wants to Be the Victim and the Fist](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/alex-phillips-wants-to-be-the-victim) _2026-08-11 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Alex Phillips is right about the abuse. She is wrong to pretend she is merely an observer of the Reform-Restore civil war. ## [Build Your AI-Powered One-Person Business Around the Expertise You Already Have](https://unworkai.substack.com/p/build-your-ai-powered-one-person) _2026-08-11 · The UnWorkAI Strategist · The UnWorkAI Strategist_ 77% of small and midsize businesses in the US now use AI regularly. ## [The Right Is Turning on Itself](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-right-is-turning-on-itself) _2026-08-11 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Farage wants Rupert Lowe held responsible for the people around him. The problem is that the same test can be applied to Reform. ## [The Choice Farage Has Forced on Rupert Lowe](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-choice-farage-has-forced-on-rupert) _2026-08-10 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Reform’s demand that Restore expel Downes has exposed something more important than the argument between two parties. It has shown what part of Restore’s political coalition thinks the party is for. ## [Woodworking has been Achieved Internally](https://hackpravj.com/blog/woodworking-has-been-achieved-internally/) _2026-08-08 · Posts on Pravendra Singh_ Short satire on the over-expressive interactive web experiments fueled by coding-agents. ## [AI Data Settings: Pinterest](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/ai-data-settings-pinterest/) _2026-07-19 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ Where to find your AI data settings in Pinterest: Select the Gear icon Visit Settings Go to Refine your recommendations \> AI content to toggle settings related to how much AI-generated content you see. Go to Privacy and Data and scroll to the GenAI section to decide how Pinterest uses your data to train AI. Select "Learn more" to go to the Manage GenAI Settings article. Go to Labs and toggle OFF… ## [Why I Didn't Sign the AI Open Letter](https://geekway.substack.com/p/why-i-didnt-sign-the-ai-open-letter) _2026-07-13 · Andrew McAfee · The Geek Way_ Instead, I edited it. ## [We can’t retrain our way out of AI’s economic disruption](https://mollykinder2.substack.com/p/we-cant-retrain-our-way-out-of-ais) _2026-06-24 · Molly Kinder · Kinder Futures: Dispatches on AI, Work & What Comes Next_ We keep treating a transformation as if it were a transition. It isn't ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8zSrmKmjYHX4) _2026-06-24 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [AI Question Challenge](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/ai-question-challenge/) _2026-06-16 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ I've seen this survey going around, enjoying the variety of answers and perspectives. See some other answers: blog.rishabhps.com (original) blog.avas.space manuelmoreale.com bongotwisty.blog How was your first experience with AI models? I was introduced to using AI at work for "the boring tasks, like writing," and everything in my body and spirit pushed against it when that phrase was uttered… ## [Disable AI features in Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/ai-features-in-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra/) _2026-06-14 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ I imagine some of these settings align for many of the AI-embedded Samsung products but this is the one I got recently. This post contains all the things I had to do to reduce AI from my new phone. I am transparently saying "reduce" because I still see AI things pop up, and I haven't figured out how to turn them off yet. Disable Gemini app Most apps you can disable by long-pressing the app icon… ## [The Invisible Disruption](https://mollykinder2.substack.com/p/the-invisible-disruption) _2026-06-10 · Molly Kinder · Kinder Futures: Dispatches on AI, Work & What Comes Next_ AI could be to high school-educated women what deindustrialization was to men, and almost no one is paying attention. ## [Shaving Years Off the Productivity Paradox](https://terrigriffith.com/blog/shaving-years-off-the-productivity-paradox) _2026-05-25 · Terri Griffith · Technology and Organizations - Terri Griffith_ Executives are convinced that organizations leveraging AI are more productive. The revenue and employment numbers mostly disagree. A March 2026 working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research surveyed nearly 750 executives and found that the productivity gains leaders perceive from AI are substantially larger than those offered by the data. The authors give it an old name, the… ## [elevating the flaws of humanity to beat the machine](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/elevating-the-flaws-of-humanity-to-beat-the-machine/) _2026-05-20 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ People are openly admitting to "dumbing down" their writing so as not to be mistaken for using AI. I couldn't find a word for this. When I tried to look it up "dumbwriting" came up as a result but if you look into dumbwriting, that's more about embracing messiness/not seeking perfection, and less about being mistaken for AI. However, what I did find was multiple posts , articles , Reddit… ## [This Week in Putting AI to Work (May 15, 2026)](https://geekway.substack.com/p/this-week-in-putting-ai-to-work-may) _2026-05-15 · Andrew McAfee · The Geek Way_ Slow progress adopting fast-moving AI, sharp thinking about fuzzy technologies, real fake AI art, and other news from another busy week. ## [Are you drafting or iterating? Some thoughts on writing with AI](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/are-you-drafting-or-iterating-some-thoughts-on-writing-with-ai/) _2026-05-10 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ I use AI in my day-to-day at work — yes, sometimes, even to write! Despite the hype about "removing critical thinking," somehow it hasn't taken away any of the mechanics, structure, or thought processes behind writing. Although I compose these blog posts from my brain (plus other people's research/brains), the very act of putting words into a blank digital page hasn't changed at all with AI. At… ## [This Week in Putting AI to Work (5/8/26)](https://geekway.substack.com/p/this-week-in-putting-ai-to-work-5826) _2026-05-08 · Andrew McAfee · The Geek Way_ A Tale of Two Tensions... ## [The "Messy Middle"](https://mollykinder2.substack.com/p/the-messy-middle) _2026-05-07 · Molly Kinder · Kinder Futures: Dispatches on AI, Work & What Comes Next_ Why the years between today and post-AGI abundance will be the hardest political and economic problem of our generation, and why we can’t skip past them ## [The Relational Economy Can't Save Us in the Messy Middle](https://mollykinder2.substack.com/p/the-relational-economy-cant-save) _2026-05-04 · Molly Kinder · Kinder Futures: Dispatches on AI, Work & What Comes Next_ A follow-up to "The Messy Middle," and a response to Ezra Klein. ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qT3eBzdBpqLU) _2026-05-04 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [You Won't Be Left Behind if You Don't Use AI](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/you-wont-be-left-behind-if-you-dont-use-ai/) _2026-04-30 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ Every time I see "people who don't use AI will be left behind," I roll my eyes. When migraine brain's post came up on the trending Bearblog posts I gave out a little "huzzah!" because I love seeing the contrarian views. You know what I also heard that about constantly 10 years ago? Smart homes . I'm not a person who has monitored economics over my decades of life, but I've been interested in… ## [15 Minutes to Better Platform AI](https://terrigriffith.com/blog/15-minutes-to-better-platform-ai) _2026-04-29 · Terri Griffith · Technology and Organizations - Terri Griffith_ …and maybe it’s just 10 minutes, except that reading this will take you five, and watching the John Oliver clip may send you down a rathole. Two complaints about AI platforms (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) make me crazy. AI is sycophantic. AI hallucinates. Both complaints are real. Both also share a root cause that you can do much to improve: default settings. Plain vanilla is a great ice cream,… ## [Chat feels like the most exhausting neurotypical conversation](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/chat-feels-like-the-most-exhausting-neurotypical-conversation/) _2026-04-29 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ I'm not trying to be rude or imply that all conversations with neurotypical people are exhausting but because the AI learned on human data, it's an exaggerated form of everything that makes up the "majority" of our population, and that includes social expectations and assumptions. I often find myself asking chat why it's trying to reassure me. Sometimes it provides words of comfort; all I did was… ## [This Week in "Putting AI to Work" (4.23.26)](https://geekway.substack.com/p/this-week-in-putting-ai-to-work-42326) _2026-04-24 · Andrew McAfee · The Geek Way_ Special Agentic AI Edition! ## [AI Data Settings: Snapchat](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/ai-data-settings-snapchat/) _2026-04-19 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ Where to find your AI data settings in Snapchat: Navigate to your profile, then select Settings (gear icon). Under "Privacy Controls," find Generative AI Settings and Delete My AI Data . Under Generative AI Settings , toggle your preference. Select "Learn More" to go to the Generative AI on Snapchat article. Under Delete My AI Data , select "Confirm" to remove data from your past conversations… ## [This Week in "Putting AI to Work" (4/18/26)](https://geekway.substack.com/p/this-week-in-putting-ai-to-work-41826) _2026-04-18 · Andrew McAfee · The Geek Way_ How work changes at the frontier, a blueprint for 10-100xing productivity, why we might still have a lot of labor in a post-AGI world, and other good stuff from the week that was. ## ["It Should Be Quick Since You're Using AI"](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/it-should-be-quick-since-youre-using-ai/) _2026-04-13 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ TL;DR: Generative AI amplifies expertise, it doesn't substitute it. AI does not make you an expert As AI becomes more available I want to address the subtle but crucial misconception that AI allows anyone to do anything. Reality (as usual) is more nuanced. AI can significantly lower friction, speed up workflows, and expand what people are capable of producing, but it doesn't replace domain… ## ["Just learn the new tool"](https://heychat.bearblog.dev/just-learn-the-new-tool/) _2026-04-12 · hidden (heychat) · Chatscape_ There's a growing tendency to think about generative AI at work as "just another tool," something employees can learn the same way they learn new software, then fold into their workflows easily. That framing makes sense on the surface, especially if you don't know anything about how genAI works. Most workplace tools work that way. An individual learns how to use a new software, applies it to their… ## [The future is no longer waiting politely](https://unworkai.substack.com/p/the-future-is-no-longer-waiting-politely) _2026-04-12 · The UnWorkAI Strategist · The UnWorkAI Strategist_ AI, cloud, chips, cybersecurity, obesity drugs, robotics, space. The winners are not waiting for 2040. They are scaling now. ## [This Week in "Putting AI to Work" (4/10/26)](https://geekway.substack.com/p/this-week-in-putting-ai-to-work-41026) _2026-04-10 · Andrew McAfee · The Geek Way_ Growing gaps between the US and Europe, a VC's view of the state of enterprise AI, a Manhattan Project for... the equivalent of supermarket scanner data?, and other interesting stuff ## [This week in "Putting AI to Work"\`](https://geekway.substack.com/p/this-week-in-putting-ai-to-work-898) _2026-04-03 · Andrew McAfee · The Geek Way_ Collections of predictions and best practices, a model of AI takeoff, a plea to keep things weird, and other good stuff from the past week. ## [The AI Sharing Flywheel](https://terrigriffith.com/blog/the-ai-sharing-flywheel) _2026-04-01 · Terri Griffith · Technology and Organizations - Terri Griffith_ My last post was about what individuals can do to keep pace with AI . The ideas there were: small daily experiments, not waiting for someone to train you, keeping track of what works for you. That post places all the work on you as an individual. This post is about the multiplier: other people. You're unlikely to keep up with AI working in isolation. Your learning compounds faster when it's… ## [AI Upgrades Daily. Some Motivation and Strategies to Keep Up.](https://terrigriffith.com/blog/ai-upgrades-daily-some-motivation-and-strategies-to-keep-up) _2026-03-26 · Terri Griffith · Technology and Organizations - Terri Griffith_ Leveraging generative AI is empowering given the work you can do. GenAI is also somewhat freeing once you realize that the AI will change every day, and it's ok to play a bit of catch-up. When I wrote the original version of this post almost a year ago, I framed the core problem as a gap between machine learning and human learning. That gap has widened. The Pace Is Not Slowing Source: AI Index,… ## [Building Your Persistent-Memory AI Assistant](https://terrigriffith.com/blog/building-your-persistent-ai-assistant) _2026-03-25 · Terri Griffith · Technology and Organizations - Terri Griffith_ A recent Wall Street Journal article painted this picture: Silicon Valley techies at a holiday party, sneaking glances at their laptops, checking on fleets of AI bots grinding away on coding tasks while they sipped Celsius (which I’m not cool enough to know I need). The piece by Kate Clark framed AI assistants as the modern Tamagotchi : digital pets with firepower. The next day, I saw Mahnoor… ## [We're building the culture of AI work right now](https://bhekani.com/posts/were-building-the-culture-of-ai-work-right-now/) _2026-03-16 · Bhekani.com | Blog_ Right now, every way we talk about AI at work is helping define what ownership, competence, and judgment look like in the AI era. We should be more deliberate about that. ## [The New Workplace Skill Stack 2026](https://unworkai.substack.com/p/the-new-workplace-skill-stack-2026) _2026-03-14 · The UnWorkAI Strategist · The UnWorkAI Strategist_ AI, automation, and data are quietly redefining what “valuable professionals” look like ## [The real bottleneck in your agentic workflow is you](https://bhekani.com/posts/the-real-bottleneck-in-your-agentic-workflow-is-you/) _2026-03-14 · Bhekani.com | Blog_ When an AI agent stops to ask you something, it's usually not a reasoning failure. It's a context-access failure. The fix isn't a smarter model. It's better systems for capturing the judgment trapped in your head. ## [What does it actually mean to run AI in production?](https://bhekani.com/posts/mlops-vs-llmops/) _2026-03-10 · Bhekani.com | Blog_ Your LLM can fail silently. No crash, no error - just worse answers reaching users while your logs show 200 OK. That's one of several ways LLMOps breaks from traditional MLOps. Here's what actually changes when your model is an API call. ## [Your AI is confidently wrong](https://bhekani.com/posts/your-ai-is-confidently-wrong/) _2026-03-03 · Bhekani.com | Blog_ A benchmark tested 72 AI models on nonsense detection. ChatGPT's default pushes back 27% of the time. Gemini on Android? 10%. This matters when billions use AI for health advice. ## [Building an LLM Model Router: Lessons From the Wild](https://bhekani.com/posts/building-an-llm-model-router-lessons-from-the-wild/) _2026-02-24 · Bhekani.com | Blog_ What we learned building a model router for a multi-model AI chat app - the scoring approach that didn't scale, and the classifier rewrite that fixed it.