What's worth paying for
The ladder in this series runs in five steps: ask something, let it know you, let it see your work, let it act, then build your own layer…
aiai-laddercostAutomation: agents that run without you
The ladder in this series has five steps: ask something, let it know you, let it see your work, let it act, then build your own layer. This…
aiai-ladderautomationThe second brain that reads itself
The ladder in this series runs in five steps: ask something, let it know you, let it see your work, let it act, then build your own layer…
aiai-ladderknowledgeRunning a model on your own machine
Tier three asks one question that none of the tiers below it ask: who is holding the model. Until now the answer was always a company, and…
aiai-ladderlocalCommand Line Interface agents
Tier four of this ladder is the one that stops looking like a conversation. The assistant still answers questions, and it also does things…
aiai-laddercliDesktop apps and editors
Tier three of this ladder changes the most and looks the least dramatic. The assistant still cannot do anything on its own. And yet…
aiai-ladderideClaude, end to end
Most of the articles in this series take one tier of the ladder and stop there. This one does not, because Claude is the only stack I use…
aiai-ladderclaudeChatGPT like a pro
ChatGPT is the one everybody has tried and almost nobody has set up. That is the whole gap. The difference between a fresh account and a…
aiai-ladderopenaiGoogle's stack: what's actually in it
There is one company whose AI you are almost certainly already paying for, and it is the same company whose AI you are probably not using…
aiai-laddergoogleFrom a chat box to a second brain: choosing your approach to AI
Most people I know use AI the way they used a search engine in 2009: they open a box, type a question, read the answer, close the tab. It…
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