Tip #54: How to keep up with AI in 2025 ๐Ÿ’ก


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๐Ÿ‘‰ Tuesday Tip: My top 5 sources for keeping up with AI

I'll state the obvious: AI is moving incredibly FAST ๐Ÿ’จ

Here are the best sources I follow to keep up with the most important developments in Artificial Intelligence:

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โ€‹The Neuron (daily newsletter)

My top recommendation for a general audience. Itโ€™s fun, informative, and well-written. It includes links to the latest AI news and tools, but the real goldmine is their article at the top of each newsletter.

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โ€‹The Batch (weekly newsletter)

Four deep, thoughtful analyses of the most important developments in AI this week. Includes commentary from legendary AI researcher Andrew Ng.

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โ€‹Simon Willisonโ€™s blog (also available as a weekly newsletter)

Simon is an independent AI researcher and co-creator of the Django web framework. Heโ€™s constantly experimenting with the latest AI models, and his analyses are excellent. Start by reading this post: Things we learned about LLMs in 2024.

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โ€‹One Useful Thing (newsletter by Ethan Mollick)

Ethan is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He provides practical advice on the use of AI, as well as analyses of where AI is going. Heโ€™s also my favorite source of AI insights on Bluesky.

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โ€‹Ahead of AI (newsletter by Sebastian Raschka)

Sebastian is an AI researcher and the author of Build a LLM from Scratch. His newsletters are useful to those who already know a lot about LLMs and want to keep up with the latest research. Start by reading this issue: Noteworthy AI Research Papers of 2024 (Part One).

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Honorable mentions:

โ€‹Understanding AI by Timothy B. Lee: I love his writing on AI and self-driving vehicles, but many of his articles are limited to paid subscribers (such as myself). LLMs explained with a minimum of math and jargon is his most well-known article.

โ€‹Am I Stronger Yet? by Steve Newman: I just discovered this newsletter, but his latest article, Are We on the Bring of AGI?, was fantastic.

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What did I miss? Please click reply and let me know!


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