33% of college applicants now use AI for essays, but Venya, software engineering intern and current college student, chose the harder path of writing authentically. In this conversation, she shares what it was like to be a high school senior during the AI revolution, watching classmates secretly use ChatGPT while she stuck to her own voice. We explore the detection arms race, the death of differentiation in college essays, and whether authentic writing still matters in an AI-powered world.
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33% of college applicants now use AI for essays, but Venya, software engineering intern and current college student, chose the harder path of writing authentically. In this conversation, she shares what it was like to be a high school senior during the AI revolution, watching classmates secretly use ChatGPT while she stuck to her own voice. We explore the detection arms race, the death of differentiation in college essays, and whether authentic writing still matters in an AI-powered world.
We break down Apple's controversial "The Illusion of Thinking" paper that's sparked fierce debate across the AI community. From viral threads declaring the death of AI reasoning to researchers pushing back, this study has exposed fundamental questions about how today's "reasoning" models actually work. We explore what Apple's team discovered, why it's so divisive, and what it means for building reliable AI systems that know their limits.
The AI Engineer's Diary
33% of college applicants now use AI for essays, but Venya, software engineering intern and current college student, chose the harder path of writing authentically. In this conversation, she shares what it was like to be a high school senior during the AI revolution, watching classmates secretly use ChatGPT while she stuck to her own voice. We explore the detection arms race, the death of differentiation in college essays, and whether authentic writing still matters in an AI-powered world.
