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70 editions of The Ergon Brief.
Your personal assistant is here (and there are four of them)
Four AI assistants launched in six weeks. Here's how to tell them apart.
The AI that tells you when not to use AI
A free tool to find out where AI belongs in your work, and where it doesn't.
The AI speed trap, and how to avoid it
Why "done in 30 minutes" means nothing, and what to look at instead.
The AI mistake I should never have made
You're probably paying too much for your AI
Build your personal website, no coding required
The personal website playbook, step by step
Ask ChatGPT who you are
And how to control what AI says about you
GenevIA becomes "The Ergon Brief"
Nothing changes except the name
Cowork changes everything about how you use AI
Cowork sets itself up (one command is all it takes)
You were lied to about what "AI" means
Since generative AI arrived, plenty of doubts have surfaced
Applying to 1,000 jobs: the worst idea of 2026
The tools you're being sold are wrecking your applications and your hiring. Here's what to do instead.
The problem with AI
AI won't help you with this.
Make a video game with AI this summer
Reply "game" and I'll send you the full prompt.