<![CDATA[Computer, Enhance!: Wading Through AI]]>https://www.computerenhance.com/s/wading-through-aihttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fGm8!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdecce376-01ed-4022-bb6a-ed1d1322183e_800x800.pngComputer, Enhance!: Wading Through AIhttps://www.computerenhance.com/s/wading-through-aiSubstackSun, 19 Jul 2026 21:42:56 GMT<![CDATA[Why AI Companies Need Scale]]>https://www.computerenhance.com/p/why-ai-companies-need-scalehttps://www.computerenhance.com/p/why-ai-companies-need-scaleThu, 02 Jul 2026 17:51:38 GMT

AI companies seem fixated on scaling. From massive marketing budgets to supply-chain-altering datacenter plans, the drive to scale appears to be more urgent and aggressive than in any tech boom that came before.

In this episode of Wading Through AI, Demetri walks Casey through the list of factors that make scaling a necessity for companies competing to be the AI providers of the future.

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As always, the art for the thumbnail, podcast cover, and banner of Wading Through AI were all hand-drawn by Anna Rettberg in her signature style. We do not currently use generative AI here at Molly Rocket.

]]><![CDATA[Will AI End the Open Internet?]]>https://www.computerenhance.com/p/will-ai-end-the-open-internethttps://www.computerenhance.com/p/will-ai-end-the-open-internetTue, 16 Jun 2026 16:06:08 GMT

With previously open source projects going closed, and artists increasingly concerned about posting their work online, is AI reversing the internet’s long-established trend toward openness?

In this sixth episode of Wading Through AI, Demetri and I consider the possibility that AI could substantially diminish, or even eventually end, the norms of the open internet.

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As always, the art for the thumbnail, podcast cover, and banner of Wading Through AI were all hand-drawn by Anna Rettberg in her signature style. We do not currently use generative AI here at Molly Rocket.

]]><![CDATA[Will AI Make Me Worse?]]>https://www.computerenhance.com/p/will-ai-make-me-worsehttps://www.computerenhance.com/p/will-ai-make-me-worseThu, 04 Jun 2026 19:34:18 GMT

As people integrate more and more AI into their daily work, will the quality of the work they produce suffer? Will their own skills degrade as a result of relying on AI? Will there be negative psychological effects in the shift from doing work directly to doing it indirectly through AI prompting?

In this episode, Demetri and I explore these issues as we consider the broad question many people are asking themselves: “Will AI make me worse?”

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As always, the art for the thumbnail, podcast cover, and banner of Wading Through AI were all hand-drawn by Anna Rettberg in her signature style. We do not currently use generative AI here at Molly Rocket.

]]><![CDATA[The Ethics of Generative AI]]>https://www.computerenhance.com/p/the-ethics-of-generative-aihttps://www.computerenhance.com/p/the-ethics-of-generative-aiThu, 23 Apr 2026 16:05:46 GMT

The legal issues surrounding generative AI are something only the court system can decide. The ethical issues, on the other hand, are things that everyone must decide for themselves. Different people with different value systems will come to different conclusions.

In this episode, Demetri and I open the can of worms that is “AI ethics” and walk through a series of incremental steps people should think through when deciding for themselves if they think generative AI is ethical.

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As always, the art for the thumbnail, podcast cover, and banner of Wading Through AI were all hand-drawn by Anna Rettberg in her signature style. We do not currently use generative AI here at Molly Rocket.

]]><![CDATA["Am I Crazy?"]]>https://www.computerenhance.com/p/am-i-crazyhttps://www.computerenhance.com/p/am-i-crazyThu, 16 Apr 2026 16:05:44 GMT

When it comes to AI, people seem to be having very disparate experiences. Some people become enthusiastic, while others become frustrated, even when apparently attempting similar tasks.

In this episode of Wading Through AI, Demetri and I address the root causes of the feeling a lot of people - both pro- and anti-AI - are having that either they must be crazy, or everyone else must be, because their experiences seem to differ so dramatically from what they are hearing from others.

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As always, the art for the thumbnail, podcast cover, and banner of Wading Through AI were all hand-drawn by Anna Rettberg in her signature style. We do not currently use generative AI here at Molly Rocket.

]]><![CDATA[Making Sense of the Hype]]>https://www.computerenhance.com/p/making-sense-of-the-hypehttps://www.computerenhance.com/p/making-sense-of-the-hypeFri, 13 Mar 2026 17:14:46 GMT

In this second episode of Wading Through AI, Demetri and I discuss the recent Anthropic blog post about “parallel Claudes” building a C Compiler, and use it as a case study for how to assess AI announcements.

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As always, the art for the thumbnail, podcast cover, and banner of Wading Through AI were all hand-drawn by Anna Rettberg in her signature style. We do not currently use generative AI here at Molly Rocket.

]]><![CDATA[Should You Be A Carpenter?]]>https://www.computerenhance.com/p/should-you-be-a-carpenterhttps://www.computerenhance.com/p/should-you-be-a-carpenterThu, 05 Mar 2026 21:22:13 GMT

A few weeks ago, I was approached by long time AI-researcher and personal friend Demetri Spanos about producing a discussion series on emerging AI topics.

Since Demetri has been working on AI technology for decades, now that it’s the hot topic, he regularly gets bombarded with questions from friends who want an opinion from the inside. The idea for the series was to see if we could get those answers out to a wider audience.

As most of you already know, I don’t work with AI myself, so I’m really looking forward to these discussions. Demetri is exceptionally good at avoiding hyperbole, and does a fantastic job providing the technical context you need to draw your own conclusions. As you’ll see, he never tries to sell a specifically positive or specifically negative view of AI, which is very refreshing compared to the normal AI discourse.

I hope you enjoy this first discussion as much as I did. If you’re a subscriber, and have questions or topics you’d like us to cover on future episodes, please feel free to leave a suggestion in the comments! I will be checking regularly to see what our readers are most interested in.

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As always, the art for the thumbnail, podcast cover, and banner of Wading Through AI were all hand-drawn by Anna Rettberg in her signature style. We do not currently use generative AI at Molly Rocket.

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