Blunt AI talk

Axios CEO Jim VandeHei wrote a note to his wife, Autumn, and their three kids. She suggested sharing it more broadly since so many families are wrestling with how to think and talk about AI. "You're living history. Ignoring it would be foolish and self-destructive," said VandeHei. "I want to urge you to plunge into understanding and using AI aggressively and daily, with a mindset of curiosity, awe, and clear-eyed discernment. You should download several LLMs: Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. They work similarly, intuitively and conversationally. Experiment with them. You will find ChatGPT more chatty and friendly, Gemini more clinical and doctor-like, and Claude best for work and building things. These experiments shouldn't substitute for your reading of books or deep independent thought. But they should augment it. You will find all three LLMs, once you've fine-tuned your interactions, brilliant at writing, researching, challenging your assumptions, calling out blind spots and expanding on your own ideas, and building actual products. Treat them like the smartest person you ever met, but remember they're imperfect."