ai_explainer_worthyAugust 18, 2026Issue #87

Dan Luu on how he uses AI in 2026

Dan Luu wrote a personal essay on how he uses AI now — coding, writing, the routine stuff. It's on his own blog at danluu.com/benchpocalypse.

The TLDR newsletter linked it with a quick note, and the only text we've been given is a short intro plus an ad for their sponsorship page. There isn't much to say beyond what the post itself says.

Why this matters for us: when people who actually ship code and write for a living say AI is part of the day-to-day, the rest of us can stop waiting for permission and start figuring out what works for our own work.

AI is just a tool now — the question is whether you're using it or letting it use you.

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