David Michel

Long-Term Fulfillment vs. Short-Term Engagement Hi! I'm David, co-founder of Napkin. You receive this email because you signed up directly or through Napkin. I explore technology that enhances our humanity rather than diminishes it. Technology that...

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Claude Code Best Practices A blog post covering tips and tricks that have proven effective for using Claude Code across various codebases, languages, and environments.

If you are using Claude code and haven't read this you are probably wasting a good amount of time www.anthropic.com/engineering/...

challenging to keep up with the progress in AI software dev

So they can not only see better, they can actually see more

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I am wondering how many Einsteins and Goethes we had, if everybody could develop their talents freely

I recently came across Dakshana. They prep bright but poor kids for elite university entry exams… they have a high success rate, after the kids pass the test, the tuition is free. They make a complete step change in opportunities for thousands of families, for generations.

Open question, what share of 5 year olds, globally, do you think enjoy parenting that is in terms of security, encouragement, understanding the world and oneself, communicating values, attention etc. so good, that it wouldn’t be enhanced by dialogs with an LLM designed for kids?

I wonder how John Ive dealed mentally with years of relatively boring projects between Apple and OpenAI. Or do I miss something?

My guess is 2026

So true

Looks like we are getting close! :) what do you think when llms will respond more appropriately than 80% of global human therapists?

Nice, already entered phase 2 in building Attune

I am very flattered by your responses to the Building Attune announcement. I will get back to each and every one of you tomorrow. Rn I think first pioneers can give it a spin end of next week. Wish me luck :)

possibly

Make gold great again

Love isn't something you have, it's something you do. David Michel explores technology that makes us more humane.

On love www.humaneintheloop.com/love-isnt-so...

AIR

I feel like replit.com takes a really long time for simple tasks that lovable.dev makes almost instantly. Do you experience the same?

Love that one

Which Economic Tasks are Performed with AI? Evidence from Millions of Claude Conversations Despite widespread speculation about artificial intelligence's impact on the future of work, we lack systematic empirical evidence about how these systems are actually being used for different tasks. ...

In short, AI is already integrated into a meaningful chunk of the economy—especially in white-collar, analytical work—but full replacement is rare. It’s more a collaborator than a takeover agent—for now. arxiv.org/abs/2503.04761

Let me know which study/paper/book I should read next on this topic.

I find it hard to wrap my head around the mid-term impact (5+ years) of AI on the economy. @anthropic.com published a first attempt to see clearer.

Dead Languages and Dying Relationships: My Education David Michel explores technology that makes us more humane.

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Welcome to Humane in the Loop Hi! I'm David, co-founder of Napkin. You get this email because you either signed up directly or via Napkin. Humane in the loop replaces the Napkin Heartbeat newsletter. I explore technology that amp...

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Thanks for that