Will's AI Field Notes
Articles about Will's AI Field Notes
Stop Using One AI Model for Every Task
How I let a strong orchestrator hand each piece of work to whichever model, from any provider, fits it best, run research loops overnight for a few percent of my usage, and decide what to trust.
Claude Haiku 5.5, OpenAI Solves Math, and Mistral’s “Le Chonk” | Field Dispatch 0025
The AI topics that caught my attention over the past week, as of October 9, 2026.
OpenAI’s DevDay, Meta’s Muse Gadgets, and Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Field Dispatch 0024
The AI topics that caught my attention over the past week, as of October 3, 2026.
I Fell in Love with Programming… and I’d Rather Retire Than Give It Up
That's how Ruby on Rails creator DHH felt about coding in July 2025. A year later, he gave it up, and he's thrilled. His turnaround shows where AI agents are now and what the rest of us can do.
Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol and Luna, and Grok 4.7 | Field Dispatch 0023
The AI topics that caught my attention over the past week, as of September 25, 2026.
TypeSafe AI’s Jev, Bonsai 2, and Dario Amodei’s Plan to Pace the Frontier | Field Dispatch 0022
The AI topics that caught my attention over the past week, as of September 18, 2026.
OpenAI’s Navier-Stokes Proof, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, and Chinese Labs Distilling Claude | Field Dispatch 0021
The AI topics that caught my attention over the past week, as of September 11, 2026.