Field notes from building in public — the Pivot, brainstorms, whiteboards, and more.
For a brief and dizzying window, the tech industry convinced itself and tried to convince everyone else that AI agents were ready to be set loose.
Claude Opus 4.8 - A Mirage or Gold at the end of the rainbow.
Early on it's magic. You describe what you want, the AI writes it, everything works. But as your project grows, you start spending more prompts giving the AI context than actually building. "No, that function is used in three other places."
China is rewriting the economics of AI with high-performing models at a fraction of Western prices, accelerating domestic chip breakthroughs that blunt U.S. sanctions, and embedding intelligence across industry at astonishing speed
Building a strong, deeply engaged closed community requires more than just standard text-based discussion threads. To truly connect members and foster organic relationships, platforms are increasingly turning to interactive, creative features.
See something broken? Drop a screenshot and tell us what happened — goes straight to Charles.