Plan big, act small. With Anthropic’s latest model release, the fabulously expensive Fable 5, it’s a timely reminder that when you have a big, expensive model, you should use it to do planning, and then hand off the execution to a small, fast, cheap model that doesn’t have to think, it just has to follow…
_Almost Timely News: 🗞️ The Biggest Problem with AI Today (2026-07-05) :: View in Browser_ The Big Plug 👉 New merch! My new LLMS.txt skill is now available in the merch store. Content Authenticity Statement 99% of this week’s newsletter was made by me, the human. You’ll see a list that Claude made in the…
If it’s a good idea, it’ll work back to your ecosystem. The AI hype train loves to shout that this or that is about to change everything, and that if you’re not using XYZ thing, you’re forever left behind, a Neanderthal amidst modern man, a third class passenger on the Titanic in steerage. The thing…
Microsoft Copilot Cowork, the MS licensed version of Anthropic Claude Cowork, became generally available this week, and many folks, including folks at major consulting firms, all pointed out that it’s pay as you go with Microsoft Copilot Credits. A credit is one penny… … and a simple, light task costs 100 credits. The fun with…
_Almost Timely News: 🗞️ How To Improve Advertising with AI (2026-06-28) :: View in Browser_ The Big Plug 👉 My new course, GEO 201 on competitive GEO measurement, is now for sale. Content Authenticity Statement 100% of this week’s newsletter was made by me, the human. In the video version, you’ll see Claude outputs. Learn…
SpaceX/xAI has acquired Cursor. What does that mean for your data privacy? If you are NOT an enterprise customer, and you are using private data with Cursor, now is the time to find a competing product and request deletion of your data, before the deal fully closes. DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A LAWYER. I cannot…
