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Comparing AI models

Real-life comparison of 8 LLMs - how interchangeable are they?

How helpful are benchmarks for choosing LLM models? What do they tell you that you can translate into answers to the questions you have for your specific use cases? For me, the answer was "not much", and so I chose to "benchmark" some of the models to find my own answers.

The power play of packaging persistence

How much autonomy are you prepared to yield to enjoy the convenience and streamlined experiences the big players are building? Renouncing your autonomy should at least be a conscious choice, but it will require you to stay alert. Because they won't spell it out for you.

You don't need OpenClaw. All you need is /loop

The central missing brick for creating your own OpenClaw-like functionality within Claude Code was just quitely released. With /loop you can create proactive agents

People should prepare for a tsunami

The last few weeks, I have talked to many people in the tech sphere, and a few from other areas. Experienced developers, managers, architects. My impression is that most people are absolutely not prepared for what's coming. Let's take a step back to see why they're not.