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The End of One-Size-Fits-All AI: Inside Claude Code's Subagents

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:24:00 -0400

Working with AI assistants often feels like trying to have multiple conversations at once. You start by asking for research help, then shift to content planning, then jump to implementation details. Each context switch dilutes the focus, and you end up with generic responses that try to address everything but excel at nothing.

Claude Code’s new subagents feature changes this dynamic entirely.

Instead of forcing one AI to juggle multiple types of tasks, you can now create and spawn specialized agents. For example, you might build a research-assistant for systematic information gathering, a content-strategist for editorial planning, a hugo-blog-writer for properly formatted content creation, or a general-purpose agent for complex multi-step workflows.

How This Blog's Palantir Investigation Predicted Congressional Alarm

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:25:57 -0400

How This Blog’s Palantir Investigation Predicted Congressional Alarm

On June 17, 2025, ten Democratic lawmakers led by Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent a formal letter to Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp, demanding answers about the company’s expanding federal contracts and what they described as a government-wide “mega-database” containing sensitive American taxpayer information.

The letter raised serious concerns about potential Privacy Act violations and the creation of surveillance infrastructure that could be used to “spy on and target political enemies.” It cited over $113 million in new federal contracts under the current administration and warned that Palantir employees embedded at the IRS were helping create “a single, searchable database” of taxpayer records that would likely be shared throughout the government.

Ideas in Motion: When AI Meets Art, Meaning, and the Future of Human Expression

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:20:00 -0400

Ideas in Motion: When AI Meets Art, Meaning, and the Future of Human Expression

Hosted by: CASHE x NY AI (Joint Event)
Date: Friday, June 6, 2025, 8:30 PM
Format: Online Discussion
Host: Tone Fonseca

This was the third in a series exploring the intersection of AI, creativity, and meaning-making—building on previous conversations about “The Origins of Art” and “AGI: What, When, How…and Are We Ready?” What emerged was a thoughtful exploration of how artificial intelligence is reshaping our understanding of creativity, consciousness, and what it means to be human in an age of thinking machines.

The Future of AI Agents: Deep Insights from NYC's Agentic AI Meetup

Thu, 29 May 2025 21:00:00 -0400

The Future of AI Agents: Deep Insights from NYC’s Agentic AI Meetup

Hosted by: NYC AI from Scratch Mastermind
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025, 7:00-9:00 PM EST
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Barulli
Location: Online

What happens when you give AI systems the ability to use tools, reason through complex problems, and autonomously pursue multi-step goals? Dr. Daniel Barulli took us on a fascinating journey through the rapidly evolving world of agentic AI, demonstrating how these systems are already transforming research, productivity, and our understanding of what artificial intelligence can accomplish.

Meta's Pattern of Failed Big Bets: From Metaverse Meltdown to AI Brain Drain

Tue, 27 May 2025 14:00:00 -0400

I never bought into the Mark Zuckerberg hype. Sure, Facebook was huge, but let’s be honest—the guy struck me as socially clueless from day one. He got really lucky with an idea and timing that built his early social media fortune, but that doesn’t make him a visionary. It makes him someone who caught lightning in a bottle once.

Here’s the thing that’s always bothered me: how did someone so fundamentally unsuited for leadership end up defining what social media standards should be for the entire world?

Can AI Be Conscious? Deep Insights from a Philosophy of Mind Discussion

Fri, 23 May 2025 21:30:00 -0400

I recently attended a fascinating discussion forum hosted by CASHE and the New York Artificial Intelligence Meetup Group that tackled some of the most profound questions about AI, consciousness, and humanity’s future. The conversation brought together diverse perspectives on topics that sit at the intersection of technology, philosophy, and existential risk.

The Central Question: Can AI Be Truly Conscious?

The discussion opened with what many consider the fundamental question of our technological age: Could an artificial system ever truly be conscious, or are we destined to create only sophisticated imitations?

What I Learned About AGI at a NYC Meetup (And Why We're Not Ready)

Thu, 22 May 2025 23:40:00 -0400

I logged into a Google Meet expecting the usual tech meetup optimism. What I found instead was something more sobering—a virtual room full of AI researchers, engineers, and enthusiasts genuinely wrestling with whether we’re prepared for what’s coming next.

The New York Artificial Intelligence Meetup Group hosted an in-depth virtual seminar on AGI—“AGI: What, When, How…and Are We Ready?"—and the conversations that emerged were both fascinating and unsettling. Here’s what stuck with me from that evening online.

Paradigm Shifts and AGI: How Artificial General Intelligence Could Rewrite Our Economic Rules

Thu, 22 May 2025 08:30:00 -0400

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how quickly AI is advancing, and I keep coming back to the same question: Are we really prepared for what’s coming? Not just technically, but economically and socially?

Last month, I spent some time diving into Thomas Kuhn’s concept of paradigm shifts—those moments when our fundamental understanding of something completely transforms. The more I read about AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), the more convinced I am that we’re standing at the edge of exactly this kind of transformation in economics. And honestly? It’s both fascinating and terrifying.

Key Findings from the 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report

Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Is Your Business Prepared for Today’s Cybersecurity Threats?

Verizon has released its 18th annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), analyzing 22,052 security incidents, including 12,195 confirmed data breaches¹. This comprehensive analysis reveals critical trends that every business should understand to better protect their data and operations.

What keeps other CEOs up at night? Read on to discover the most pressing cybersecurity threats of 2025.

You can download the full 2025 DBIR report from Verizon’s website.

The Battle of the Brains: How OpenAI and Anthropic Are Shaping AI in 2025

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:30:00 -0400

The Battle of the Brains: How OpenAI and Anthropic Are Shaping AI in 2025

Ever wondered what’s happening at the cutting edge of AI right now? I’ve been on a journey to discover the real differences between today’s top AI assistants, and I’m excited to share what I’ve learned with you. If you’ve been following tech news, you’ve probably heard about large language models (LLMs) from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. These powerful AI systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and they’re changing how we work, create, and solve problems.

How New US Tariffs Are Shaking Up the Tech Industry in 2025

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This article is way more heavily written by AI than most content on this site. Usually I’m the one doing the writing, but I’m using AI as an assistant. In this one, this article is mostly the output of a learning experiment to create a team of agents that would research, write, correct, and optimize an article based on a topic prompt. This one was written by OpenAI GPT-4o based agents.

How New US Tariffs Are Shaking Up the Tech Industry in 2025

Thinking about upgrading your phone or laptop anytime soon? You might want to hold off; at least until the latest wave of US tariffs settles in. And even if you’re not planning a purchase, these changes could still hit where it counts: your wallet, your cloud storage, even your upgrade timeline.

Inside the AIOS Bootcamp: How AI Agents Are Transforming Productivity in 2025

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:13:37 -0400

Inside the AIOS Bootcamp: How AI Agents Are Transforming Productivity in 2025

The recent AIOS Bootcamp at the All Things Open AI 2025 conference offered a fascinating glimpse into how artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from simple chatbots into powerful productivity assistants and autonomous agents. Over a full day of presentations and live demonstrations, industry experts shared cutting-edge techniques for leveraging AI to automate complex workflows, enhance content creation, and streamline business operations.

Colophon

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:00:45 -0500

Essential tools:

Hugo
PaperMod theme
Visual Studio Code
Obsidian
DigitalOcean App Platform
AI is used as an assistant. I’m doing the writing, but with help (usually in the form of proof reading or helping with structure). I bounce around between a variety of tools.
- Claude - Often integrated with other tools like vscode, Obsidian, AnythingLLM.
- AnythingLLM
- Ollama
- Open WebUI
- ChatGPT - Largely Claude is replacing this. But I still use it some.

Local AI Assistant on Mac

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:13:07 -0500

Introduction

I’m writing this just before hopping on a long trans-atlantic flight. I’m not betting on the in-flight WiFi being very good, so I’m taking the time to get a local AI assistant running on my laptop. I think many travelers will be interested in setting something like this up, so I’d like to take the time to document a lot of how I’m doing this… and hopefully make it easier for others to get it going.

Humble Tech Book Bundle: Machine Learning Engineer Masterclass by Packt

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

About the Bundle

This bundle includes the following books:

Machine Learning Engineering with Python by Andrew P. McMahon
# Building LLM Powered Applications by Valentina Alto
XGBoost for Regression Predictive Modeling and Time Series Analysis by Partha Pritam Deka, Joyce Weiner
Mastering NLP from Foundations to LLMs by Gazit, Meysam Ghaffari
Mastering PyTorch by Ashish Ranjan Jha
Python Feature Engineering Cookbook by Soledad Galli
Hands-On Genetic Algorithms with Python by Eyal Wirsansky
The Machine Learning Solutions Architect Handbook by David Ping
Causal Inference and Discovery in Python by Aleksander Molak
TinyML Cookbook by Gian Marco Iodice
RAG-Driven Generative AI by Denis Rothman
15 Math Concepts Every Data Scientist Should Know by David Hoyle
Machine Learning with PyTorch and Scikit-Learn by Sebastian Raschka, Yuxi (Hayden) Liu, Vahid Mirjalili
Machine Learning with R by Brett Lantz
Bayesian Analysis with Python by Martin
Causal Inference in R by Subhajit Das
Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity by Bojan Kolosnjaji, Huang Xiao, Peng Xu, Apostolis Zarras
Modern Time Series Forecasting with Python by Manu Joseph, Jeffrey Tackes
Python Machine Learning By Example by Yuxi (Hayden) Liu
LLM Engineer’s Handbook by Paul Iusztin, Maxime Labonne
Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On by Maxim Lapan

Humble Tech Book Bundle: Generative AI by Apress

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

About the Bundle

This bundle includes the following books:

Explainable AI Recipes by Pradeepta Mishra
Machine Learning for Decision Makers by Patanjali Kashyap
ChatGPT for Java by Bruce Hopkins
AI Chatbots by James Crowder
Normalization Techniques in Deep Learning by Lei Huang
Creative Prototyping with Generative AI by Patrick Parra Pennefather
Interfaceless: Conscious Design for Spatial Computing with Generative AI by Diana Olynick
Artificial Intelligence in Vision-Based Structural Health Monitoring by Khalid M. Mosalam, Yuqing Gao
Applied Generative AI for Beginners by Akshay Kulkarni, Adarsha Shivananda, Anoosh Kulkarni, Dilip Gudivada
Empowering the Public Sector with Generative AI by Sanjeev Pulapaka, Srinath Godavarthi, Sherry Ding
Understanding Generative AI Business Applications by Irena Cronin
The Early-Career Professional’s Guide to Generative AI by Jonas Bjerg
Large Language Models Projects by Pere Martra
Introduction to Responsible AI by Avinash Manure, Shaleen Bengani, Saravanan S
Building Generative AI-Powered Apps by Aarushi Kansal
Generative AI by Tom Taulli
AI and the Law by Harry Borovick
Generative Artificial Intelligence by Shivam R Solanki, Drupad K Khublani
Exploring the Power of ChatGPT by Eric Sarrion
Artificial Intelligence and Human Evolution by Ameet Joshi
Predicting the Unknown by Stylianos Kampakis
Transforming Conversational AI by Michael McTear, Marina Ashurkina
Brain Rush by Peter Cohan
ChatGPT for Beginners by Eric Sarrion