Simon Willison explores how AI coding agents have made writing code nearly free, while good code still requires significant effort and new engineering practices. The article discusses the shift from expensive code …
A comprehensive analysis of AI market trends showing accelerated revenue growth, improved operational efficiency, and the transformation of both AI-native and traditional companies in the current technology cycle.
A new BCG experiment reveals that GenAI enables workers to perform complex tasks beyond their current skillset, such as data science work, even without prior coding experience. The study shows GenAI acts as an …
A randomized controlled study examining how AI assistance affects skill formation in software development, finding that while AI can improve productivity, it significantly impairs conceptual understanding, code reading, …
Has the Cost of Building Software Just Dropped 90%? Agentic AI coding tools are slashing software development costs by automating labor-intensive tasks, unleashing massive latent demand for custom applications, and …
AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity Organizations are experiencing a puzzling contradiction: AI adoption is skyrocketing while returns remain invisible. Despite companies doubling their AI-led …
The AI Coding Productivity Myth: Why Shovelware Isn’t Flooding the Market Despite widespread claims of massive AI coding productivity gains, there’s no visible increase in low-quality “shovelware” …
The Psychology of Sustained Attention: How Focus Creates Self-Reinforcing Loops When you commit sustained attention to any task, something remarkable happens: your brain begins creating psychological feedback loops that …
