Selected essays, analysis, and things I'm thinking about.
I write regularly on Medium about AI, community, and the future of work.
The Quiet AI Contender: How Anthropic Is Challenging the Giants
Anthropic is emerging as a key player in the AI race While the hype around OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini have dominated headlines, another player has been steadily emerging. Meet Anthropic, a s…
Read →Why Your Twenties Matter More Than You Think
Contrary to popular belief, your twenties are more than a playground. Meg Jay’s “The Defining Decade: Why Your 20s Matter — And How to Make the Most of Them Now” explores the importance of one’s twent…
Read →The Debate Around Open-Source AI
The open-source AI community is at a crossroads with censorship. In 2023, a Microsoft developer faced a mixture of backlash and support over the creation of an uncensored local LLM on Hugging Face. La…
Read →PSA: Cancel Your Free Month Trials
Digital Art Piece (Catherine McMillan) Beat those unused subscriptions to the punch before you buckle over with overdue bills. Weeding Out Unexpected Expenses Forgotten expenses crop up like weeds in
Read →What to Do When Someone You Love Gets Rejected from Their Dream School
Drawing of the writer & her sister The Build-Up to Broken Dreams Our family has been anticipating the result of my sister’s Duke Early Decision application. She spent the better half of a year working…
Read →Getting In and Out of My Head
Digital Self-Portrait (Catherine McMillan) I booked a plane ticket to New York without a second thought. I planned to visit my now ex-boyfriend’s family over winter break, but we cut it off before Tha…
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