Alan Berkson
@berkson0.bsky.social
I like to stir the pot. Often I make a mess. But sometimes I get soup.
I write weekly about navigating the Information Age in my newsletter, The Narrative Intel: https://thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/
I write weekly about navigating the Information Age in my newsletter, The Narrative Intel: https://thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/
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Alan Berkson
@berkson0.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I move my lips when I'm typing. Always have. Probably always will.
This post was generated by Al.
That's my name. And that's a lowercase "L"
That's my name. And that's a lowercase "L"
May 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This post was generated by Al.
That's my name. And that's a lowercase "L"
That's my name. And that's a lowercase "L"
GenAI didn’t kill creativity.
It just made 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.
That’s the real risk.
This week in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭:
👉 What happens when average becomes automated—
and how to stand out by being statistically unlikely.
📬 Subscribe: thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com
It just made 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.
That’s the real risk.
This week in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭:
👉 What happens when average becomes automated—
and how to stand out by being statistically unlikely.
📬 Subscribe: thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
GenAI didn’t kill creativity.
It just made 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.
That’s the real risk.
This week in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭:
👉 What happens when average becomes automated—
and how to stand out by being statistically unlikely.
📬 Subscribe: thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com
It just made 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.
That’s the real risk.
This week in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭:
👉 What happens when average becomes automated—
and how to stand out by being statistically unlikely.
📬 Subscribe: thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com
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Everyone’s using GenAI.
Most of it sounds smart.
A lot of it sounds the same.
That’s the part no one’s talking about. 🧵
Everyone’s using GenAI.
Most of it sounds smart.
A lot of it sounds the same.
That’s the part no one’s talking about. 🧵
May 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Everyone’s using GenAI.
Most of it sounds smart.
A lot of it sounds the same.
That’s the part no one’s talking about. 🧵
Everyone’s using GenAI.
Most of it sounds smart.
A lot of it sounds the same.
That’s the part no one’s talking about. 🧵
There is nothing so fleeting as the post you see for a split second before the screen refreshes and you can never find it again.
May 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
There is nothing so fleeting as the post you see for a split second before the screen refreshes and you can never find it again.
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New from The 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭:
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁
Being good at everything sounds impressive.
But trust comes from clarity.
People remember the first call, not the most versatile.
🧵
New from The 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭:
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁
Being good at everything sounds impressive.
But trust comes from clarity.
People remember the first call, not the most versatile.
🧵
May 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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New from The 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭:
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁
Being good at everything sounds impressive.
But trust comes from clarity.
People remember the first call, not the most versatile.
🧵
New from The 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭:
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁
Being good at everything sounds impressive.
But trust comes from clarity.
People remember the first call, not the most versatile.
🧵
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Everyone says:
“Be adaptable.”
“Show range.”
“Do it all.”
But the people who get called first?
They’re trusted for one specific thing.
🧵
Everyone says:
“Be adaptable.”
“Show range.”
“Do it all.”
But the people who get called first?
They’re trusted for one specific thing.
🧵
May 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Everyone says:
“Be adaptable.”
“Show range.”
“Do it all.”
But the people who get called first?
They’re trusted for one specific thing.
🧵
Everyone says:
“Be adaptable.”
“Show range.”
“Do it all.”
But the people who get called first?
They’re trusted for one specific thing.
🧵
“I’ll call you back.”
Four words that seem harmless… until they aren’t.
This week, I ran into a string of them — and only one person actually did.
So I wrote about it.
🧵
Four words that seem harmless… until they aren’t.
This week, I ran into a string of them — and only one person actually did.
So I wrote about it.
🧵
May 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“I’ll call you back.”
Four words that seem harmless… until they aren’t.
This week, I ran into a string of them — and only one person actually did.
So I wrote about it.
🧵
Four words that seem harmless… until they aren’t.
This week, I ran into a string of them — and only one person actually did.
So I wrote about it.
🧵
Thought leadership isn't a title.
It's what earns you a seat in the room where decisions get made.
New Narrative Intel issue: thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/p/real-thoug...
It's what earns you a seat in the room where decisions get made.
New Narrative Intel issue: thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/p/real-thoug...
Real thought leadership helps people decide
What separates those who pitch from those who are part of the decision
thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thought leadership isn't a title.
It's what earns you a seat in the room where decisions get made.
New Narrative Intel issue: thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/p/real-thoug...
It's what earns you a seat in the room where decisions get made.
New Narrative Intel issue: thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/p/real-thoug...
GPT doesn’t know what I know.
Because some knowledge isn’t written down.
It’s shared over coffee, through connection, and across lived experience.
Issue #8 of The Narrative Intel is live:
🔗 thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/p/gpt-doesn-...
#TheNarrativeIntel #AI #Mentorship #Networking
Because some knowledge isn’t written down.
It’s shared over coffee, through connection, and across lived experience.
Issue #8 of The Narrative Intel is live:
🔗 thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/p/gpt-doesn-...
#TheNarrativeIntel #AI #Mentorship #Networking
GPT Doesn't Know What I Know
The future of work needs a liberal arts degree
thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
GPT doesn’t know what I know.
Because some knowledge isn’t written down.
It’s shared over coffee, through connection, and across lived experience.
Issue #8 of The Narrative Intel is live:
🔗 thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/p/gpt-doesn-...
#TheNarrativeIntel #AI #Mentorship #Networking
Because some knowledge isn’t written down.
It’s shared over coffee, through connection, and across lived experience.
Issue #8 of The Narrative Intel is live:
🔗 thenarrativeintel.intelligistgroup.com/p/gpt-doesn-...
#TheNarrativeIntel #AI #Mentorship #Networking
When I tell Starbucks my name is Al, it looks like AI on the cup.
Also, only works with sans-serif fonts.
Also, I don't go to Starbucks anymore.
Also, only works with sans-serif fonts.
Also, I don't go to Starbucks anymore.
March 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
When I tell Starbucks my name is Al, it looks like AI on the cup.
Also, only works with sans-serif fonts.
Also, I don't go to Starbucks anymore.
Also, only works with sans-serif fonts.
Also, I don't go to Starbucks anymore.
I had Creighton in my bracket.
There’s an ointment for that. 
There’s an ointment for that. 
March 22, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I had Creighton in my bracket.
There’s an ointment for that. 
There’s an ointment for that. 
I'm MS Word zoom in setting of 130% years old.
March 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I'm MS Word zoom in setting of 130% years old.
I migrated DNS from one authoritative nameserver to a new one for my Intelligist Group domain. Haven't done something that technical in years.
There was no one around to high five me. Can you help me out?
There was no one around to high five me. Can you help me out?
March 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I migrated DNS from one authoritative nameserver to a new one for my Intelligist Group domain. Haven't done something that technical in years.
There was no one around to high five me. Can you help me out?
There was no one around to high five me. Can you help me out?
I wasn't even close with how I tried to spell "cacophony" in my newsletter this week.
March 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I wasn't even close with how I tried to spell "cacophony" in my newsletter this week.
Reposted by Alan Berkson
Just saw Meta used both of my novels as part of its theft of work.
I certainly hope the two words it drew from that absorption were FUCK and YOU.
I certainly hope the two words it drew from that absorption were FUCK and YOU.
March 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Just saw Meta used both of my novels as part of its theft of work.
I certainly hope the two words it drew from that absorption were FUCK and YOU.
I certainly hope the two words it drew from that absorption were FUCK and YOU.
Tesla goes from being the Progressive flex to the MAGA flex.
March 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Tesla goes from being the Progressive flex to the MAGA flex.
Reposted by Alan Berkson
Reposted by Alan Berkson
Well I went to the gym and someone stepped on my phone and so I think we have all learned a good lesson about going to the gym
March 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Well I went to the gym and someone stepped on my phone and so I think we have all learned a good lesson about going to the gym
AI content is regression to the mean.
GenAI is statistically generated content. By definition, it's going to be average.
Outstanding is hard, and statistically unlikely.
GenAI is statistically generated content. By definition, it's going to be average.
Outstanding is hard, and statistically unlikely.
January 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
AI content is regression to the mean.
GenAI is statistically generated content. By definition, it's going to be average.
Outstanding is hard, and statistically unlikely.
GenAI is statistically generated content. By definition, it's going to be average.
Outstanding is hard, and statistically unlikely.
Reposted by Alan Berkson
3 quick thoughts on DeepSeek and its longer-term implications for open source and public AI models.
open.substack.com/pub/unprompt...
open.substack.com/pub/unprompt...
January 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
3 quick thoughts on DeepSeek and its longer-term implications for open source and public AI models.
open.substack.com/pub/unprompt...
open.substack.com/pub/unprompt...
🧵Agentic AI for the masses is really a personal API.
The human-technology interface has evolved a bit. We have keyboards, voice, touch, and all sorts of haptics and motion activation to get technology to say and do what we want it to do. We even have automated ways to connect some this technology.
The human-technology interface has evolved a bit. We have keyboards, voice, touch, and all sorts of haptics and motion activation to get technology to say and do what we want it to do. We even have automated ways to connect some this technology.
January 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🧵Agentic AI for the masses is really a personal API.
The human-technology interface has evolved a bit. We have keyboards, voice, touch, and all sorts of haptics and motion activation to get technology to say and do what we want it to do. We even have automated ways to connect some this technology.
The human-technology interface has evolved a bit. We have keyboards, voice, touch, and all sorts of haptics and motion activation to get technology to say and do what we want it to do. We even have automated ways to connect some this technology.
When you see your heart rate going up as you’re walking on the treadmill and realize it’s calories burned
January 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
When you see your heart rate going up as you’re walking on the treadmill and realize it’s calories burned
Reposted by Alan Berkson
🤖 Are we ready for AGI? Experts predict its arrival, but do we even agree on what it is? This post dives into the definitions, assumptions, and big questions about Artificial General Intelligence.
unpromptedthoughts.substack.com/p/ai-experts...
#AGI #AI
unpromptedthoughts.substack.com/p/ai-experts...
#AGI #AI
January 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🤖 Are we ready for AGI? Experts predict its arrival, but do we even agree on what it is? This post dives into the definitions, assumptions, and big questions about Artificial General Intelligence.
unpromptedthoughts.substack.com/p/ai-experts...
#AGI #AI
unpromptedthoughts.substack.com/p/ai-experts...
#AGI #AI
Watching Matlock with commercials. It brings me back to the days where we’d watch a show and then when the commercial happened you’d go do things like get a snack go to the bathroom, etc. It actually is comforting to have a break. It now includes checking my phone and doing posts like this.
January 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Watching Matlock with commercials. It brings me back to the days where we’d watch a show and then when the commercial happened you’d go do things like get a snack go to the bathroom, etc. It actually is comforting to have a break. It now includes checking my phone and doing posts like this.