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Meet NOVA: My New GPT-5 Workhorse (And a Gift for You)
If you’ve followed me for a while, you know about ARIA . What started years ago as a recursion experiment snowballed into a full-blown...

Rich Washburn
Aug 223 min read


There's a Prompt for That: From Idea to Exit in the Age of AI
Let’s get something out of the way: we’re not guessing anymore. We’re not theorizing. We’re not wondering if AI-powered app creation...

Rich Washburn
Jun 253 min read


The Möbius Leap: Recursive Cognition at the Edge of Chaos
ARIA 3.0 — An Evolution in Thought Architecture Okay, so this one’s heady—but stay with me. It’s pretty cool. What started as a side...

Rich Washburn
Jun 64 min read


10 AI Pro Tips That Will Actually Save Your Time and Sanity
Built for Beginners, Useful for Everyone You don’t need to be a tech expert to harness AI like a pro—you just need a process.Whether...

Rich Washburn
Jun 45 min read


When to Start a New AI Chat
The Magnetic Field Metaphor—and a Few Pro Tips You Didn’t Know You Needed Imagine one of those glass tables filled with iron filings—the...

Rich Washburn
Jun 42 min read


Behind the Prompt Curtain: When AI Safety Turns into Terminal Prohibition
If you’ve ever worked with an AI agent and thought, “I’m not configuring this thing—I’m micromanaging a digital toddler with root...

Rich Washburn
May 302 min read


AI Ain’t Beta Anymore: O3 Lets You Be the Intern in Your Own Workflow
There’s a moment—if you’ve been in tech long enough—when a tool stops being “cool” and starts being critical . That moment just hit, four...

Rich Washburn
Apr 182 min read


Why Prompt Engineering is the One AI Skill Everyone Needs Right Now
AI is Exploding—And If You Don’t Know How to Use It, You’re Falling Behind AI has officially gone mainstream. It’s no longer just a topic...

Rich Washburn
Feb 34 min read


How Generative AI is Redefining Human Potential
Imagine having an Einstein in your basement—an amalgamation of the collective intellect of history's greatest minds..

Rich Washburn
Aug 3, 20243 min read


Leaked Prompt Unveils Claude 3.5's Secret Weapon
Anthropic has managed to carve a niche for itself with its Claude 3.5 model, particularly with its innovative "artifact" feature. Unlike...

Rich Washburn
Jul 15, 20242 min read


DSPy: Transforming Prompt Engineering and AI Optimization
Prompt engineering has become a crucial element for optimizing language model performance. Recently, a groundbreaking framework known as...

Rich Washburn
Jun 25, 20242 min read


AI Assistants: The Next Frontier of Human-Machine Collaboration
For centuries, computers have been mere calculators - executing instructions fed by human programmers. But a seismic shift is underway....

Rich Washburn
May 29, 20242 min read


The Art and Science of Prompt Engineering from a Microsoft ML Researcher
Besmira Nushion takes us on a journey through the essence of prompt engineering, guided by insights from a conversation that bridges the...

Rich Washburn
Feb 15, 20242 min read


GPT Prompt Strategy: Brainstorm, Search, Hypothesize, and Refine
Recently there has been increased interest in using large language models like GPT-3 for open-ended information retrieval. However,...

Rich Washburn
Oct 25, 20232 min read


Prompt Engineering: Unlocking ChatGPT's Potential
ChatGPT's conversation abilities have captivated the world, but its real power lies in prompt engineering - the art of carefully crafting...

Rich Washburn
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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