Human+AI

The world is obsessed with using AI to replace human work. The promise of automation - “more in less (or no) time” is a beguiling idea. But I’m more obsessed with using AI to improve my work through augmenting myself and auditing the output. Recently… * I invested two hours on a sales page headline with Claude. * I made a foundational thesis watertight with Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT over three da...

I have nothing but respect for the engineers I learn from. (After all, my Dad was an electrical engineer.) And since I’ve studied “traditional” prompt engineering, I’m getting better at wrestling these weird machines into submission. (My favourite on Substack by far is Nate . I’m a paid subscriber, and his articles are worth EVERY CENT.) But still, I’m not sure an engineer’s approach is the only (...

I wanted to throw ChatGPT out of the window. I tried to get it to accurately access the information in a file, but it wouldn’t do it. It kept making it up… SEVEN TIMES. The next day (this time with zero swearing) I performed a post-mortem in a different chat. I realised that my anger had created a context which pushed the LLM away from accessing truth (what was in the file) to coherence (what it “...

Today, I ran this quick experiment on ChatGPT's new “Reference Chat History” feature: * Does the system remember what it claims to? * If it doesn’t, then what IS it doing? * How might the mystery surrounding this feature impact user trust? I run a few dead-simple tests (like telling it my dog’s name) to determine if the system remembers what OpenAI claim. What I found might surprise you, raising q...

“Follow your passion” is terrible advice. It comes with an implicit assumption: If one day you don't feel like it…If you’re not on fire every second…If you don’t love EVERYTHING around it… Then it’s not for you. RUBBISH! If you’re avoiding doing anything in or around your business, you need to look deeper. It’s likely there’s a misalignment between: * What you believe you’re doing. * Who you are....

This is the first of a new video series called “The Loop”. Real-time, unscripted transmissions from inside the recursive intelligence system I’m building using AI. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber: https://mikemonday.substack.com/ A Huge Growing Brain The core AI opportunity I see is this: Expanding and growing our knowledge, minds, and understa...

Understanding AI Agency: Is Agency Emerging in AI? Mike Monday & Jon Gillick dive deep into the philosophical and practical implications of AI agency and reasoning. We explore why human psychology often misconstrues AI capabilities and the importance of precise language in AI research. Mike discusses his journey in understanding AI through listening to the Machine Learning Street Talk podcast, emp...

In this premiere episode of Human+AI, Mike Monday (idealistic and optimistic coach) and Jon Gillick (skeptical and grounded AI Music Researcher) explore a fundamentally different approach to working with AI. Moving beyond using AI as "a better Google," Mike shares his breakthrough discoveries about AI as an intelligence amplifier, revealing how his "Attuning" approach differs from conventional pro...