Ken Kantzer shares practical lessons learned from using OpenAI's models, including a simple token estimation method and challenges with structured data extraction.

via Simon Willison's Weblog

Simon Willison quotes Molly White's argument that large language models may only offer small productivity gains because they're only somewhat useful for mundane tasks. via @simonw

Molly White's newsletter post explores the potential benefits and significant drawbacks of AI tools, questioning if AI's benefits outweigh its ethical and societal costs. via @citneedednews

Venkatesh Rao's essay, "The Extended Internet Universe," is featured in "The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet," a new book exploring the "dark forest" theory of the internet. via Ribbonfarm.

Cool Tools' tenth issue of "Books That Belong On Paper" reviews "A Beginner’s Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars" and "Goldfish Ghost." via Cool Tools.

Mashable calls Adobe's new AI video editing tools "absolutely terrifying" for their potential to make it harder to tell what's real in videos. via Mashable.