Independent reporting on AI tools and their impact on work
AI moves fast. Good judgment takes time.
Reporting, field notes, and comparisons for people deciding where an AI tool fits in their workflow.
Published with source notes, revision history, and a correction path.
Editors’ picks
What matters after the launch
Excel AI workflow: how to use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini without breaking the numbers
A practical Excel AI workflow for ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini across CSV cleanup, formulas, report drafts, and human review without breaking the numbers.
Why AI image generation still looks cheap
Why AI images still look cheap in real pages, and how to judge composition, crop, fake text, lighting, and final WebP output before publishing.
How to avoid wrong answers when AI starts searching for you
A practical routine for checking AI search answers against source quality, date, quote support, risk level, and decision impact.
AI workslop: why polished AI reports can make teams busier
Why polished AI reports can create more review work, and how to spot weak sources, vague logic, hidden cleanup, and false confidence.
AI automation works better with Markdown work instructions than longer prompts
Markdown work instructions make AI automation easier to repeat: scope, inputs, output contract, checks, stop conditions, and update rules in one reusable file.
Codex plugins: how far can they go beyond coding work?
Where Codex plugins fit outside coding: documents, PDFs, sheets, browsers, Chrome, Computer Use, Figma, Drive, Slack, and repeatable work.
Two ways to read
Reported facts where evidence is clear; analysis where the story is still developing.
Practical guides
Practical guides grounded in official sources, operating conditions, and the point where a recommendation stops holding.
Excel AI workflow: how to use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini without breaking the numbers AnalysisReported changes in AI, products, and policy with a clearly stated editorial view.
Kimi K3, DeepSeek and Qwen: How Far Has China’s AI Industry Come?