The future belongs to AI maniacs
The future belongs to AI maniacs by Tyler Cowen July 17, 2026 at 12:11 am in Web/Tech That is the theme of my latest Free Press column, excerpt: An AI maniac is someone who is obsessed with working with the latest AI models. They try out new models as soon as they can, they spend hours and hours trying to master them, and they use them to regulate both their workflows and their personal lives. I know one person who has his AI agent text him if he is not drinking enough water, for which he’s placed cameras around his house.
- ▪The future belongs to AI maniacs by Tyler Cowen July 17, 2026 at 12:11 am in Web/Tech That is the theme of my latest Free Press column, excerpt: An AI maniac is someone who is obsessed with working with the latest AI models.
- ▪They try out new models as soon as they can, they spend hours and hours trying to master them, and they use them to regulate both their workflows and their personal lives.
- ▪I know one person who has his AI agent text him if he is not drinking enough water, for which he’s placed cameras around his house.
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The future belongs to AI maniacs by Tyler Cowen July 17, 2026 at 12:11 am in Web/Tech That is the theme of my latest Free Press column, excerpt: An AI maniac is someone who is obsessed with working with the latest AI models. They try out new models as soon as they can, they spend hours and hours trying to master them, and they use them to regulate both their workflows and their personal lives. I know one person who has his AI agent text him if he is not drinking enough water, for which he’s placed cameras around his house. One online anecdote tells of a man who canceled a date to spend more time playing around with Claude Fable 5 after Anthropic (where I am a member of the economic advisory board) extended the model’s availability for a few days.
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