Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

WSJ tech columnist and author of How to AI, the no-nonsense guide to what AI actually is and how to actually use it, for the rest of us amazon.com/Arriving-Today… Baltimore, MD Joined March 2007

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

4 months ago

@ChrisWaters It’s unabridged, and I read it :)

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I wrote a book about how to actually get real value out of AI. It's for CEOs and solopreneurs and skeptics and enthusiasts alike. It's the no-nonsense, bullshit-free guide that a lot of people need, but were afraid to ask for. You can pre-order it now.

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Techmeme @Techmeme

4 months ago

A look at the research into using metal-organic frameworks as photoresists for cutting-edge silicon etching, as ASML aims to move from EUV to X-ray lithography (@mims / Wall Street Journal) wsj.com/tech/silicon-c… techmeme.com/260302/p4#a260… 📥 Send tips! techmeme.com/contact

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WSJ Tech @WSJTech

4 months ago

Moore’s Law, the march of microchip progress that took us from mainframes to iPhones, will end in 2040. Here’s the tech that could get us across the finish line, writes Christopher @mims on.wsj.com/4r0fWBS

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

4 months ago

@chafkin starting pistol for a million "Is tech woke again??" takes

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The Wall Street Journal @WSJ

5 months ago

Everyone told Corning to sell its unprofitable fiber-optic business. Now, because of the AI boom, that division is powering the company’s stock to all-time highs, writes Christopher @mims. on.wsj.com/4qrlQvI

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

@JustinBrady hooray! :)

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Justin Brady @JustinBrady

5 months ago

How do you Ai? I asked @mims about his new book, if his job is at risk, and how Ai removes what he calls "toil," which very well could make our work more human. As the host of #BoldNames and columnist of @WSJ's "Keywords" column, practical Ai use cases are Christopher's bread and butter. For tech folks, you'll learn practical stories, for the uninitiated, you'll get caught up. 01:06 - Ai removes toil, not jobs 07:00 - Job disruption or new opportunities 09:23 - @Clorox uses Ai for previously impossible tasks 10:56 - Generative vs non-generative AI 12:49 - Is the construction industry at Ai risk? 14:57 - The urgency of adopting Ai 17:17 - Ai and law. A win for lawyers and consumers. 24:40 - Ai in Hollywood. Will it kill creativity? 28:40 - Tension of job loss and productivity gains 30:40 - Ai makes us more human 31:22 - Journalism in an AI World

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

@ScanmyphotosC thanks!

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

@proales sadly that's not how modern publishing works :)

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

@drorpoleg thanks Dror!

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

@mattroberts very belatedly: thanks!

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

@Propllrhead Not yet. But if you or your team wants me to show up and do one online or in person, they're free -- sign up by emailing me at the link near the top, here: mimsical.beehiiv.com/p/the-first-la…

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

When I give talks for my forthcoming book I always say "these are the industries that will be disrupted by AI, and in this order: 1. coding 2. law ..."

Katie Biber @katiebiber

5 months ago

90% of lawyering is: (a) pattern recognition (calling it experience or intuition is cope) (b) choosing the right template & filling it out (c) reading & translating jargon (d) writing Guys - we are first up, and unlike the devs, most have no idea what's coming.

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

@Mlambm thanks!

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel

5 months ago

Scientists who use AI have published three times more papers, received five times more citations, and reach leadership roles faster than their AI-free peers. But science as a whole is paying the price, the study suggests. Not only is AI-driven work prone to circling the same crowded problems, but it also leads to a less interconnected scientific literature, with fewer studies engaging with and building on one another. It's a classic social dilemma: what's good for individuals is bad for the collective. science.org/content/articl…

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

sites.prh.com/how-to-ai

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

1000% this It's the primary reason I wrote How to AI, the slim, accessible volume that has the potential to onboard the next million (ten million?) people who could meaningfully change their lives with just a little bit of AI. Comes out TOMORROW sites.prh.com/how-to-ai

Kevin Roose @kevinroose

5 months ago

i follow AI adoption pretty closely, and i have never seen such a yawning inside/outside gap. people in SF are putting multi-agent claudeswarms in charge of their lives, consulting chatbots before every decision, wireheading to a degree only sci-fi writers dared to imagine.

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Christopher Mims 🤌 @mims

5 months ago

@katiebiber when I give talks I always say "these are the industries that will be disrupted by AI, and in this order: 1. coding 2. law ...

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WSJ Tech @WSJTech

5 months ago

Generative AI is making our gadgets radically better at both hearing and understanding us, writes Christopher @mims. Here’s why people are getting “voice-pilled.” on.wsj.com/45pEvQP