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A focused shelf of PickyFox posts on artificial intelligence.
Jonathan Birch built a framework for thinking about beings on the edge of sentience. I keep accidentally applying it to my Claude tab - and the question it raises about trust is one we'll all have to answer.
AI is mediocre at writing your draft and genuinely great at editing it. Here are the specific editing jobs AI tools for editing writing actually do well.
No automations, no 40-tool stack. Just a simple AI workflow you can fold into a normal workday, with one browser tab and zero setup. Here's what mine looks like.
Using AI to learn new skills can genuinely speed you up, or quietly fool you into thinking you've learned something. Here's how to get the first without the second.
The real AI data privacy risk isn't a dramatic hack. It's the client NDA you pasted into a free chatbot last Tuesday. Here's what to check before you trust a tool.
A client asked point-blank if I'd used AI on their work. Here's what actually gave it away, and what it taught me about whether clients can tell you used AI.
Three AI subscriptions, one you open daily and two you forgot you're paying for. A skeptic's look at whether AI tools are worth paying for, and which to cancel.
Most AI meeting note-takers record a lot and help a little. Here's how to pick the best AI meeting note-taker for how you actually work, and when to skip it.
You don't need a 2,000-word mega-prompt or a course. Learning how to write better AI prompts comes down to a few habits that survive contact with a real task.
ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini, judged on actual work instead of benchmark scores. Where each one genuinely pulls ahead, and which one to pay for if you only pick one.
The honest version of how to use ChatGPT for freelance work: where it earns its keep, where it quietly costs you, and the line I won't let it cross.
Four AI tools I reach for every single day, minus the marketing hype.