Tangle PREVIEW: The Friday Edition. - Let’s see if AI can do my job.
Feb 20, 2026
A deep dive into a viral post claiming AI progress is accelerating at breakneck speed. A look at safety concerns and high-profile resignations inside AI labs. A debate about where AI fails, from messy human tasks to capturing evolving personal viewpoints. An experiment feeding past writing into ChatGPT to see if it can mimic voice and draft persuasive pieces.
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Pace Of AI Progress Is Misleading
- AI capabilities have accelerated rapidly, surprising those who tried tools months or years ago.
- Isaac Saul warns software progress leads some to overestimate AI's fit for less-structured human work.
Software Success Skews Expectations
- Code is a highly structured domain, so AI excels at programming tasks more than messy human contexts.
- Tech experts may overgeneralize software success to areas saturated with unpredictability and emotion.
Use AI For Research, Not Full Replacement
- Use AI for fast document reading and research but don't expect it to replace core reporting roles yet.
- Isaac Saul still hires researchers because current models aren't good enough for Tangle's work.