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Mike's take

AI writing sounds like everyone. Your voice sounds like you. Use it for the draft, then put your fingerprints back on it.

Top AI stories worth your time

• Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’ — The Verge AI
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• Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out — TechCrunch AI
  Neil Rimer, the venture capitalist who co-founded Index Ventures, predicts the historic wealth AI is generating in Silicon Valley will have to be redistributed, voluntarily or involuntarily.
• Vertu wants executives to pay $6,880 for an AI agent — here’s how it actually performs — TechCrunch AI
  From AI workflows to battery life and security, here's what it's really like to live with Vertu's luxury foldable every day.

Jargon, decoded: Large Language Model (LLM)

A machine-learning model trained on vast amounts of text to predict and generate human-like language.

In plain English: A really good autocomplete that read most of the internet. It guesses the next word — very well, but it is guessing.

Myth: AI photos and writing are easy to spot.

Not anymore — they're getting good fast. Slow down and verify before you share or believe it.

Try this today

Draft the email you've been dreading. Tell it the situation and the tone you want. Edit the result — don't send it raw.

Try this prompt

Compare these two tools [A and B] for someone who values simplicity over features. Which would you tell your dad to use, and why?