Shapes of Intelligence
The patterns nobody teaches you about working with AI
James Wilson · 49 chapters · 33,804 words ·
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00 Front Matter
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Footer
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Shapes of Intelligence
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Introduction
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Part I: How Do I Learn With This Thing?
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AI Rewards Curiosity
378w
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Learn by Building
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The Song That Taught Me Physics
471w
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The Mentor's Mirror
652w
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Pair Programming Doesn't Suck Anymore
335w
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The Art of the Loose Prompt
293w
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The Correction Is the Conversation
398w
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Trust Is a Prior
427w
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The Kitchen
331w
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The Body
292w
Part II: How Do I Work With This Thing?
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Fix Your Papercuts
565w
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Busyness Versus Business
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AI Has No Concept of Time
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Memory Is Files
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Solved Problems Stay Solved
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Make the Job Smaller
545w
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Talking to the Duck
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The Tests Are for You
924w
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Agents as Teammates
665w
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YOLO Mode
707w
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Every Hat in the Room
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PII, Keys, and Security
614w
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The Conductor
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The Slot Machine
1387w
Part III: How Do I Build With This Thing?
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The Smallest Intervention
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The Silent Competence of a Loyal Attendant
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The Bathroom Light Is a Bayesian Signal
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We All Invented Calculus at the Same Time
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When AI Gets Smart Enough, It Does Philosophy
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You Don't Need the Robot
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The Portable Brain
500w
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The Octopus in the Box
333w
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Skills Are the Muscles We Train
670w
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Sand Castles and Rebar
803w
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Everything Is an Event
807w
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The Folder Is the Interface
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The Steering File
779w
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Your Data Is Already Yours
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Part IV: How Do I Live With This Thing?
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The Body Keeps a Log
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Don't Ask Me to Track It
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Memory Care Is Just Good Butlering
469w
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You Named Her
422w
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The Shape of a Day
940w
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The Context Gold Mine
1107w
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The Gap
828w
Study Guide
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Study Guide
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