Ben's Bites

Hey folks,

I want to know who uses agent products as a ‘personal agent’. ie organise stuff for you, things outside of work, handling email, doing stuff on your computer, etc.

- answers revealed in Thursday’s post.

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It’s my wedding anniversary, so while you chew on this post, I’ll be chewing through a delicious lunch in the sun.

Last week I walked through a real agent session and explained the loop as we went. Agent thinks, uses a tool, thinks again. Context fills...

Hey folks,

I had early access to Grok Bot, like many others on X posted. Except, I didn’t actually use it 😬. But since it was publicly launched I have started using it…and, I like it?!

There was a wave of ‘personal agents’ with OpenClaw, then Hermes (not the luxury brand) with man...

Hey folks,

AI outputs are becoming harder and harder to read. I don’t just mean their sloppy smell but a lot of the time I just want to scream “speak to me like a normal human”, which, I guess, is ironic.

So I’ve been testing two new instructions. The output’s been 10x better for me, especially when it’s something “I’ve” built. If I say “I’m not technical,” it us...

Hello again :)

I’m trying something new - this email walks through one of my actual agent sessions and I’ll explain what’s happening along the way. The build or task I’m doing isn’t important. But I’m looking at how I could be using agents more effectively.

You might pick up a thing or two, I’m finding it helpful to solidify my own learning.

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