Notes on AI, tools, and tech.
So Anthropic started watermarking every Claude output. And honestly? I had the same thought everyone else did. When I first heard about it, I assumed they were doing the usual trick. Zero-width characters, invisible Unicode, weird spaces that look normal but aren’t. That’s what every other “watermark” has been. That’s what I would have done … Read more
I’ve been watching the reactions to Anthropic’s watermark announcement for the past few days, and honestly? Most of the hot takes are missing the point. The short version is this: Starting August 2, 2026, all new Claude models will embed machine-detectable watermarks in generated text. Images and SVGs get C2PA metadata signatures too. It applies … Read more
The short version: DeepSeek open-sourced their Agent harness, the scaffolding that turns a raw model into something that actually works in the real world. And they did it in a way that openly admits what everyone in the industry has been quietly realizing: the model itself isn’t the whole story anymore. Honestly? I spent the … Read more
Google dropped Gemini 3.7 Flash on August 13. That’s three weeks after 3.6 Flash came out. Three weeks. I had to double-check that date the first time I saw it. Here’s what actually matters: it’s better at coding, better with AI agents, and it costs half of what 3.6 Flash originally cost. That last part … Read more
Microsoft started rolling out the unified Copilot app yesterday, August 14. If you’re using Copilot right now—either the consumer version or the Microsoft 365 one—things are about to look different. Not different in a huge way, though. Let me explain. The wider hype around AI coding has cooled off anyway. Vibe coding getting boring is … Read more
I’ve been watching the Vibe Coding hype cycle play out for over a year now, and honestly? I’m relieved it’s fading. When it first dropped, my feed was flooded with “AI coding is the new era” posts. People were building full websites without writing a single line of code. Non-programmers shipped apps in two hours. … Read more
A screenshot started making the rounds in AI circles over the past couple of days. It shows a recruitment notice for a closed beta of something called DeepSeek Harness. According to the image, the tool is set to begin internal testing later this week. The first batch of users will be selected from small private … Read more
Google has now confirmed what most of us already suspected. The Google Assistant is officially leaving mobile devices, with the process starting on September 4. I received the email last week. The language was polite but firm. From September 4, Google begins removing Assistant access from Android phones and tablets. The rollout stretches over a … Read more
I am not here to debate whether AI-generated content should be labeled. That ship has sailed. The more interesting question, to me, is what happens when those labels get stitched into the fabric of code itself. Anthropic just announced that starting August 2, 2026, all new Claude models will include built-in AI-generated content marking. Two … Read more
On August 6, DeepSeek posted a short announcement that sent ripples through the developer community: they are planning a significant price increase for their API. No numbers. Just a warning that the hike is coming, and that it is going to be large. I was not surprised. Pricing is not the only thing shifting. WorkBuddy … Read more