{"id":6455,"slug":"generative-artificial-intelligence","name":"generative artificial intelligence","type":"concept","created_at":"2026-08-08T23:34:43.926348+00:00","hidden":0,"aliases":["generative AI"],"episodes":[{"id":"27d1b094-3cbd-4626-9fb2-83aaf118d33d","slug":"s21e13-the-irritating-aspect-of-spiciness","subject":"s21e13: The Irritating Aspect of Spiciness; Improving Pharmacies Somewhat","title":"The Irritating Aspect of Spiciness; Improving Pharmacies Somewhat","publish_date":"2026-07-27T23:58:52+00:00","year":2026,"month":7,"season":21,"episode":13,"episode_label":"s21e13","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s21e13-the-irritating-aspect-of-spiciness/","is_premium":0,"word_count":3035,"context":" … You just don’t know how the application will turn out, and maybe you’ll be surprised?\n\nIt is\nnot\nsurprising, then, that the areas in which <mark>generative</mark> … ","reading_minutes":15},{"id":"79184fe2-8133-4655-936b-413b7ff965ba","slug":"s21e10-well-what-would-you-do","subject":"s21e10: Well, What Would You Do?","title":"Well, What Would You Do?","publish_date":"2026-07-07T23:16:48+00:00","year":2026,"month":7,"season":21,"episode":10,"episode_label":"s21e10","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s21e10-well-what-would-you-do/","is_premium":0,"word_count":2290,"context":" … have good or useful strategy, definitely lots of opinions about writing/communication and <mark>generative AI</mark>.\n\nIf you’ve been to one of my\nHallway Track\nevents, How People … ","reading_minutes":11},{"id":"edeefbbc-74e0-4160-9161-e382c64ccbef","slug":"s21e07-anything-llms-can-do-i-can-do-better","subject":"s21e07: Anything LLMs Can Do, I Can Do Better","title":"Anything LLMs Can Do, I Can Do Better","publish_date":"2026-06-24T22:15:56+00:00","year":2026,"month":6,"season":21,"episode":7,"episode_label":"s21e07","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s21e07-anything-llms-can-do-i-can-do-better/","is_premium":0,"word_count":2072,"context":" … This may be my carbon-based chauvinism kicking in, but I really do think that <mark>generative AI</mark> and LLMs just aren’t good at this right now. 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