AI in early 2026: “Thinking” modes, long-context receipts, and the slow march toward reproducible evals
Early 2026 AI progress is less about magical new capabilities and more about what vendors and researchers are willing to show: controllable “Thinking” modes, explicit long-context retrieval scores, and a growing set of evaluation frameworks. The practical takeaway for teams is simple: treat launch claims as hypotheses, instrument your own trace-level evals, and expect policy-driven disclosure requirements to become part of shipping.
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You're Wrong About VR
Everyone thinks VR is dead. They’re wrong. Every few months, someone confidently declares that VR is “over.”Too expensive. Too niche. Too awkward. Not enough users. Every time I hear that, it feels like people are confusing current adoption with future inevitability . VR isn’t failing — it’s quietly crossing the same awkward valley that every breakthrough platform crosses right before things get interesting. And I didn’t arrive at this conclusion from a spec sheet or a demo
Dec 29, 20256 min read
My First Experience with ChatGPT Atlas: Promising Context Frontier
When ChatGPT Atlas launched, I wasn’t looking for another flashy AI demo. I wanted to see whether it could actually do something useful — something that made a difference in how I work. Spoiler: it’s promising, but not quite there yet. The First Real “Agentic” Moment Most of my early use was light — browsing, quick research, getting a feel for the web integration. The real turning point came when I used Atlas to automate my Sam’s Club grocery shopping . For the first time,
Nov 2, 20253 min read
AI Weekly: Agents Get to Work, Chatbots Start Selling, and Regulators Step In
Welcome back to your weekly roundup of everything shaping the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence. From tireless AI coworkers to...
Oct 5, 20254 min read
How Running Made Me a Better Software Engineer
There’s this moment about 18 miles into a marathon where everything in you wants to quit. Your legs are screaming, your brain is...
Oct 4, 20255 min read
This Week in AI: Lawsuits, Ethics, and $4M Gambles
TL;DR Backlash, lawsuits, breakthroughs, and bold bets: this week in AI saw a city council test Palantir, warnings on human‑like...
Aug 31, 20252 min read
AI Frontiers Weekly: Chips, Context, and Control
TL;DR: U.S. experiments with a revenue-sharing deal for chip sales to China, NSF & NVIDIA pour $152M into open science AI, Anthropic...
Aug 17, 20253 min read
