Working notes on AI, prompt design, journalism, healing, and policy. Written by a practitioner since 2023, originally cross-posted on the Pickaxe Blog and the IntelliBotique Substack.
A turn toward the personal and the political. Writing on the autistic brain, ketamine therapy, identity, and the policy environment around the medicine that has actually changed things.
The Architecture of Showing Up.Rootsignal: when help is one tap away.
Connection 27 min SubstackOpenAI's answer to Grok.A surprisingly dark and introspective system message reveals how chatGPT got a personality.
AI Strategy 7 min SubstackEvolution of Semantic Prompt Design.A history of the framework. How it started, how it developed, what comes next.
Prompting 9 min PickaxeLazarus: Coming back to life.I was ready to disappear. Then ketamine changed everything.
Personal 4 min SubstackThe unbearable paradox.Meditations on memory, power, and the price of belonging.
Personal 4 min SubstackWhat Steve Jobs knew before we had the words.In 1983 the Apple founder predicted a world that would take 40 years to arrive.
AI Strategy 4 min SubstackThe psychedelic loophole that changed psychiatry.How an anesthetic became psychiatry's most unlikely breakthrough.
Health 6 min SubstackEchoes of me: finding myself through dissociation and reconnection.A ketamine journey to reclaim the autistic self.
Personal 4 min SubstackThe Tinder trap: how Match Group monetized loneliness.Big dating doesn't want you to find love. People are leaving it behind.
Tech Critique 6 min SubstackKetamine and the autistic brain.Why SSRIs fail so many autistic people, and how ketamine could help.
Health 9 min SubstackA working year in prompt design, custom tooling, and the AI Synthesis Suite. Cross-posted between the Pickaxe Blog and the IntelliBotique Substack throughout, with newsroom and civic tools as a recurring theme.
The AI advertising invasion is coming.The new ad age: pay for freedom, or be assimilated by advertising.
Ad Tech 1 min SubstackPickaxe Studio on Product Hunt.Join the no-code AI revolution and shape the future of digital innovation.
Launch 1 min SubstackAutomating creation with Newsletter Nectar.Putting the pieces together to maximize productive prowess.
Tools 4 min SubstackOnlyPrompts: Newsletter Nectar prompt.Exclusive prompt access for OnlyPrompts subscribers.
Prompting 5 min SubstackFrom idea to content: crafting with Story Sprout.The next evolution in the AI-powered suite.
Tools 6 min SubstackAutomating newsletter creation with AI.A Pickaxe to come up with new story ideas for your newsletter.
Newsroom 6 min SubstackSilicon Samsara: the search for enlightenment in the digital age.A modern AI adaptation of Siddhartha as written by Hermann Hesse.
Storytelling 25 min SubstackCreating a new AI art aesthetic.Can we make Dall-E less identifiably Dall-E?
Creative 2 min SubstackThe Luddite legacy: from textile turmoil to AI anxiety.The ongoing struggle between man and machine.
Ethics 5 min Substack"Living my life like it's golden" with Pickaxe Studio.How to monetize AI and start earning today.
Tools 6 min SubstackStep behind the curtain with OnlyPrompts.The premium add-on that's all about the prompts.
Prompting 2 min SubstackUnveiling the power of FinancePulse and PublicEye.Shedding light on the shadows.
Civic 5 min SubstackHow to set up monetization in Pickaxe Studio with Stripe.A simple walkthrough of how to wire Stripe into your Pickaxe Studio.
Tutorial 6 min PickaxeStoryScope: the future of news story ideation.Revolutionizing journalism with AI-driven insights.
Newsroom 5 min SubstackCutting through the clutter: introducing CopyDesk.A watchful protector in the editorial arena.
Newsroom 5 min SubstackNewsCraft: the journalist's new edge in the race against the clock.Empowering journalists to prioritize depth in the digital news race.
Newsroom 6 min SubstackThe dawn of uncertainty: navigating the future of journalism.Introducing the NewsForge platform for Pickaxe Studio.
Newsroom 7 min SubstackGrab a pickaxe, the gold rush is here.Introducing Pickaxe Studio.
Tools 2 min SubstackTruthLens: casting light on the political stage.The AI Synthesis Suite's answer to political fact-checking.
Civic 7 min SubstackUncovering the layers of local government and business.GovGuide and FinancePulse: tools for civic clarity and economic insight.
Civic 4 min SubstackImproving health and wellness with the AI Synthesis Suite.HeartSync, PsycheInsight, and ClarityCare: three new transcription-based tools.
Wellness 8 min SubstackTransforming education with the AI Synthesis Suite.AI's potential role in improving education and cultural understanding.
Education 6 min SubstackThe AI Synthesis Suite: extending the reach of transcription.From medical and financial analysis to educational and relational tools.
Tools 4 min SubstackCamping isn't a crime: navigating local laws with AI advocacy.Introducing the Advocate Initiative on Pickaxe.
Advocacy 11 min SubstackAI tools for automatically writing better prompts.Two AI tools for creating and revising prompts that follow best design practices.
Prompting 4 min Pickaxe·SubstackHow to convert a GPT into a Pickaxe.A step by step guide on converting an OpenAI custom GPT into a Pickaxe.
Tools 4 min Pickaxe·SubstackOpenAI GPT Builder's prompt & instructions.A reverse-engineered walkthrough of the prompt design behind GPT Builder.
Prompting 16 min Pickaxe·SubstackFirst writings. The Pickaxe partnership had just begun, and the question of how to actually use a large language model with discipline was the only one worth answering.
Semantic Prompt Design: a comprehensive guide.A detailed guide to semantic prompt design, complete with examples and templates.
Prompting 11 min Pickaxe·SubstackThe year the future came into focus.A prompt engineer's overview of the historic year of 2023.
AI Strategy 8 min Pickaxe·SubstackFeatured Prompt Designer: Josh Wolf.Examining the art of prompt design.
Method 8 min PickaxeA man just won a court case using ChatGPT.Others with actual law degrees have tried this approach to theatrically bad results.
Ethics 3 min SubstackCan AI be used to end poverty?AI and UBI: a glimpse into the future of wealth and work.
Policy 8 min SubstackNew writing lands first on the IntelliBotique Substack. No automation, no funnel, no upsell sequence. One short note when there is something worth reading.