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AGI is a Long Ways Off.

TL;DR: The hype around imminent AGI is overblown. Current AI systems have fundamental weaknesses. The people claiming AGI is just around…

Oct 28

AGI is a Long Ways Off.

Oct 28

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The 4 characteristics of successful AI chat integrations

TL;DR: We’re still learning how to integrate chat interfaces in existing web apps. A lot of big companies are getting this badly wrong…

Oct 5

The 4 characteristics of successful AI chat integrations

Oct 5

Natural Language is Now Code

TL;DR: With AI agents writing our code, natural language has become the new high-level programming language. But we’re still treating…

Sep 22

Natural Language is Now Code

Sep 22

Beyond Code with Claude Code: Why My Daily Driver AI Isn’t What You’d Expect

TL;DR: Advanced users should consider Claude Code as their daily driver AI, not just for coding. It’s the clearest glimpse we have of the…

Sep 15

Beyond Code with Claude Code: Why My Daily Driver AI Isn’t What You’d Expect

Sep 15

Career Paths Are Not Linear: Finding Your Purpose When You’re “Behind Schedule”

TL;DR: If you’re feeling lost about your career trajectory, you’re in good company. From Prophet Muhammad to Mel Robbins, history shows us…

Jul 28

Career Paths Are Not Linear: Finding Your Purpose When You’re “Behind Schedule”

Jul 28

Denying incontrovertible truths

I’ve wrestled for a long time about trying to say something insightful or novel about Israel, but two recent articles in The New York Times…

Jul 23

Denying incontrovertible truths

Jul 23

The Edit Trick: Efficient LLM Annotation of Documents

TL;DR: The “edit trick”, like many good ideas, is simultaneously obvious and not. When annotating documents using LLMs, don’t send the…

Apr 17

The Edit Trick: Efficient LLM Annotation of Documents

Apr 17

Vibe-coding is a horrible idea. So is dismissing AI-assisted coding.

TL;DR: Vibe-coding is a horrible idea. It adds unnecessary complexity, it doesn’t always follow instructions, and sometimes it just does…

Apr 14

Vibe-coding is a horrible idea. So is dismissing AI-assisted coding.

Apr 14

What is MCP and why you should pay attention

TL;DR: MCP is really taking off. There are now thousands of MCP “servers”, and even though Anthropic invented it, just a few days ago…

Mar 28

What is MCP and why you should pay attention

Mar 28

Give Claude Code Context: One Principle, Many Implications

TL;DR: Providing Claude Code with relevant context significantly improves its output quality. This simple principle influences how you…

Mar 18

Give Claude Code Context: One Principle, Many Implications

Mar 18

Waleed Kadous

Waleed Kadous

Agent whisperer; AI for Good self-appointed missionary; fmr Chief Scientist @ StockApp & Anyscale; ex-Principal Engineer++ @Canva, Uber, Google; PhD in AI

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