@MattBruenig
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This is very good from Matt and it's probably the best non-software use case rn because he's
- self-supervised
- able to build a strong database with clear ground truth
- an expert who can check his own work
- doing something with an obvious end state
- self-supervised
- able to build a strong database with clear ground truth
- an expert who can check his own work
- doing something with an obvious end state
“LLMs are not just labor-replacing and productivity-expanding, but can, in some circumstances at least, enable the production of totally new things.” @mattbruenig.bsky.social mattbruenig.com/2026/02/10/t... ht @mitchsaid.bsky.social
Technical Details of My LLM-Generated Book – Matt Bruenig Dot Com
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February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
This is very good from Matt and it's probably the best non-software use case rn because he's
- self-supervised
- able to build a strong database with clear ground truth
- an expert who can check his own work
- doing something with an obvious end state
- self-supervised
- able to build a strong database with clear ground truth
- an expert who can check his own work
- doing something with an obvious end state
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My e-commerce "app" (if you can call it that) is a python file that listens for a stripe webhook and then once received calls the resend API to e-mail the three documents. It's like 50 lines of code. No customer data is stored on the server. Stripe and Resend have it.
February 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
My e-commerce "app" (if you can call it that) is a python file that listens for a stripe webhook and then once received calls the resend API to e-mail the three documents. It's like 50 lines of code. No customer data is stored on the server. Stripe and Resend have it.
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The National Labor Relations Book, a $10 introduction to private-sector labor law under the NLRA
Interesting example of something that wouldn't exist without LLMs: @mattbruenig.bsky.social used Gemini & Claude to summarize each of the 100 most-cited cases based on their 100 most recent citing cases
Interesting example of something that wouldn't exist without LLMs: @mattbruenig.bsky.social used Gemini & Claude to summarize each of the 100 most-cited cases based on their 100 most recent citing cases
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The National Labor Relations Book, a $10 introduction to private-sector labor law under the NLRA
Interesting example of something that wouldn't exist without LLMs: @mattbruenig.bsky.social used Gemini & Claude to summarize each of the 100 most-cited cases based on their 100 most recent citing cases
Interesting example of something that wouldn't exist without LLMs: @mattbruenig.bsky.social used Gemini & Claude to summarize each of the 100 most-cited cases based on their 100 most recent citing cases
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So for NLRB Edge, a lot of what you are having to do is hope the LLM figures out what parts of the case are important and what parts it can leave out. With this project, I tell the LLM exactly what is important (how they case applies a specific target case) and to only focus on that.
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
So for NLRB Edge, a lot of what you are having to do is hope the LLM figures out what parts of the case are important and what parts it can leave out. With this project, I tell the LLM exactly what is important (how they case applies a specific target case) and to only focus on that.
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As Steve points out, I have been summarizing cases like this for years for NLRB Edge. The kind of summaries I asked Gemini/Sonnet to do for this project were *simpler* than what they do for NLRB Edge because they are just about a single aspect of a case, not the entire case.
February 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
As Steve points out, I have been summarizing cases like this for years for NLRB Edge. The kind of summaries I asked Gemini/Sonnet to do for this project were *simpler* than what they do for NLRB Edge because they are just about a single aspect of a case, not the entire case.
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3. You can spot check by clicking the link and reading the skimming the underlying case to make sure it says what it is being cited for. I did this 100 times and found 0 errors.
4. Finally, the reader is able to read the underlying document as well before they rely upon anything in the text.
4. Finally, the reader is able to read the underlying document as well before they rely upon anything in the text.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
3. You can spot check by clicking the link and reading the skimming the underlying case to make sure it says what it is being cited for. I did this 100 times and found 0 errors.
4. Finally, the reader is able to read the underlying document as well before they rely upon anything in the text.
4. Finally, the reader is able to read the underlying document as well before they rely upon anything in the text.
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2. You can use code to follow the hyperlink of each citation and make sure the citation in the text matches the database entry it is linking to. There were ~10 errors out of 1,233, which I manually fixed.
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
2. You can use code to follow the hyperlink of each citation and make sure the citation in the text matches the database entry it is linking to. There were ~10 errors out of 1,233, which I manually fixed.
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This enables three kinds of error detection:
1. You can use code to detect any citations that are not to the 100 citing cases. Those are all necessarily wrong. This occurred 0 times.
1. You can use code to detect any citations that are not to the 100 citing cases. Those are all necessarily wrong. This occurred 0 times.
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This enables three kinds of error detection:
1. You can use code to detect any citations that are not to the 100 citing cases. Those are all necessarily wrong. This occurred 0 times.
1. You can use code to detect any citations that are not to the 100 citing cases. Those are all necessarily wrong. This occurred 0 times.
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One part of this that's easy to explain is the citations. Each summary is based on 100 citing cases. Every point it makes is followed by a citation that is hyperlinked to an NLRBResearch.com database entry as you can see in the screenshot example.
February 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
One part of this that's easy to explain is the citations. Each summary is based on 100 citing cases. Every point it makes is followed by a citation that is hyperlinked to an NLRBResearch.com database entry as you can see in the screenshot example.
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I'll write a piece later about what I did post-summary to the book. I didn't really think that was very "technical" in the way people were asking, so I left it out. But everything was designed from the beginning to be resilient to error.
February 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I'll write a piece later about what I did post-summary to the book. I didn't really think that was very "technical" in the way people were asking, so I left it out. But everything was designed from the beginning to be resilient to error.
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“LLMs are not just labor-replacing and productivity-expanding, but can, in some circumstances at least, enable the production of totally new things.” @mattbruenig.bsky.social mattbruenig.com/2026/02/10/t... ht @mitchsaid.bsky.social
Technical Details of My LLM-Generated Book – Matt Bruenig Dot Com
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February 11, 2026 at 11:34 AM
“LLMs are not just labor-replacing and productivity-expanding, but can, in some circumstances at least, enable the production of totally new things.” @mattbruenig.bsky.social mattbruenig.com/2026/02/10/t... ht @mitchsaid.bsky.social
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Matt @mattbruenig.bsky.social always has the clearest and most concise arguments for defending the welfare state. No Medicaid cuts!
Conditioning Medicaid and health care services on work is cruel, counterproductive, and defeats the whole purpose of having insurance
Excellent column from @mattbruenig.bsky.social
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Excellent column from @mattbruenig.bsky.social
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May 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Matt @mattbruenig.bsky.social always has the clearest and most concise arguments for defending the welfare state. No Medicaid cuts!
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Conditioning Medicaid and health care services on work is cruel, counterproductive, and defeats the whole purpose of having insurance
Excellent column from @mattbruenig.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
Excellent column from @mattbruenig.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
May 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Conditioning Medicaid and health care services on work is cruel, counterproductive, and defeats the whole purpose of having insurance
Excellent column from @mattbruenig.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
Excellent column from @mattbruenig.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
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I really appreciate this clear, easy to understand, argument from @mattbruenig.bsky.social about the cruelty of Medicaid work requirements.
It’s a genuine problem how widespread the notion is that welfare programs are overrun with people who just don’t want to work. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
It’s a genuine problem how widespread the notion is that welfare programs are overrun with people who just don’t want to work. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
Opinion | Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless
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May 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I really appreciate this clear, easy to understand, argument from @mattbruenig.bsky.social about the cruelty of Medicaid work requirements.
It’s a genuine problem how widespread the notion is that welfare programs are overrun with people who just don’t want to work. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
It’s a genuine problem how widespread the notion is that welfare programs are overrun with people who just don’t want to work. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
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"Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless"
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May 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless"
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"Our society could decide that police and fire departments will not respond to calls made by individuals who worked less than 80 hours in the prior month, but most would find this repugnant and contrary to the purpose of these services."
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May 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"Our society could decide that police and fire departments will not respond to calls made by individuals who worked less than 80 hours in the prior month, but most would find this repugnant and contrary to the purpose of these services."
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May 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Very happy to see NLRB Edge, my niche AI-powered newsletter about the NLRB eclipse 13,000 subscribers. Great resource for anyone wanting to keep up with the NLRB! www.nlrbedge.com
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Very happy to see NLRB Edge, my niche AI-powered newsletter about the NLRB eclipse 13,000 subscribers. Great resource for anyone wanting to keep up with the NLRB! www.nlrbedge.com
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