Derek Walter
@derekwalter.bsky.social
Fractional Head of Content | AI Enablement | Writer
📩 Substack: http://draftintelligence.substack.com
📖 Learning MIT App Inventor: http://amzn.to/1N4qUx2
📩 Substack: http://draftintelligence.substack.com
📖 Learning MIT App Inventor: http://amzn.to/1N4qUx2
Ads are coming to ChatGPT.
The company’s Code Red is delaying them to focus on output quality.
But this is only a reprieve. I break down what this means for writers and creatives, and why we must be diligent about how the platform evolves.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
The company’s Code Red is delaying them to focus on output quality.
But this is only a reprieve. I break down what this means for writers and creatives, and why we must be diligent about how the platform evolves.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
Sam Altman’s ‘Code Red’ Bought You More Time for ChatGPT Without Ads
Enjoy it while it lasts.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Ads are coming to ChatGPT.
The company’s Code Red is delaying them to focus on output quality.
But this is only a reprieve. I break down what this means for writers and creatives, and why we must be diligent about how the platform evolves.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
The company’s Code Red is delaying them to focus on output quality.
But this is only a reprieve. I break down what this means for writers and creatives, and why we must be diligent about how the platform evolves.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
First Gemini 3 now Claude Opus 4.5; no Thanksgiving break rest for us AI consultants!
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
First Gemini 3 now Claude Opus 4.5; no Thanksgiving break rest for us AI consultants!
Let's see how this goes
October 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Let's see how this goes
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy. Not a selfie.
September 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy. Not a selfie.
People don’t want to feel like they’re being forced to train their replacement. You need to spend time building a system, connecting it to the right data, and creating repeatable processes so everyone feels like AI is a faithful ally.
September 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
People don’t want to feel like they’re being forced to train their replacement. You need to spend time building a system, connecting it to the right data, and creating repeatable processes so everyone feels like AI is a faithful ally.
Pixel 10 is here, but Gemini’s the real headline.
It's a phone that coaches your shots, edits images with a prompt, and constructs new image details.
Reality just got fuzzier. Curious to see how people adapt when the phone in your pocket can reshape what’s real.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
It's a phone that coaches your shots, edits images with a prompt, and constructs new image details.
Reality just got fuzzier. Curious to see how people adapt when the phone in your pocket can reshape what’s real.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
Pixel 10 is an AI-first Phone That Blurs Reality
Google is far ahead of Apple in infusing AI into its devices. But we're quickly entering a world where reality is much fuzzier.
open.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Pixel 10 is here, but Gemini’s the real headline.
It's a phone that coaches your shots, edits images with a prompt, and constructs new image details.
Reality just got fuzzier. Curious to see how people adapt when the phone in your pocket can reshape what’s real.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
It's a phone that coaches your shots, edits images with a prompt, and constructs new image details.
Reality just got fuzzier. Curious to see how people adapt when the phone in your pocket can reshape what’s real.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
AI is most personal on a smartphone. That’s why those who work with and follow AI news should be following tomorrow’s Made by Google event.
I’ll be watching to see if Google can deliver an AI experience that feels fluid, fast, and secure.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
I’ll be watching to see if Google can deliver an AI experience that feels fluid, fast, and secure.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
Google Pixel 10: the first AI-native smartphone?
The Pixel 10 launch is about building an ambient system that wows users with new AI smarts.
open.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
AI is most personal on a smartphone. That’s why those who work with and follow AI news should be following tomorrow’s Made by Google event.
I’ll be watching to see if Google can deliver an AI experience that feels fluid, fast, and secure.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
I’ll be watching to see if Google can deliver an AI experience that feels fluid, fast, and secure.
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
GPT-5 didn’t deliver the headlines or universal praise that OpenAI may have hoped for.
While GPT-5 still has its foibles, people are missing how it’s routing capabilities between models are a user experience and cost upgrade:
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
While GPT-5 still has its foibles, people are missing how it’s routing capabilities between models are a user experience and cost upgrade:
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
GPT-5 one week later: it’s the system
Subhead: Much of the grumbling about GPT-5 misses the most important upgrade
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
GPT-5 didn’t deliver the headlines or universal praise that OpenAI may have hoped for.
While GPT-5 still has its foibles, people are missing how it’s routing capabilities between models are a user experience and cost upgrade:
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
While GPT-5 still has its foibles, people are missing how it’s routing capabilities between models are a user experience and cost upgrade:
open.substack.com/pub/draftint...
Impatiently waiting for it to hit my account!
OpenAI says GPT-5 is its first "unified" AI model and combines the reasoning abilities of its o-series of models with the fast responses of its GPT series (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
August 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Impatiently waiting for it to hit my account!
It's "AI is helpful and safe" Monday; two interesting company blog posts today worth checking out:
August 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's "AI is helpful and safe" Monday; two interesting company blog posts today worth checking out:
Habit > In-N-Out
www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a... Best burger in US? Habit Grill ranked No. 1 by USA Today | Fresno Bee
www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a... Best burger in US? Habit Grill ranked No. 1 by USA Today | Fresno Bee
California-based fast food chain has best burgers in US. Hint: It’s not In-N-Out
The burger joint boasts “freshly char-grilled beef patties” served on a toasted bun, USA Today said.
www.sanluisobispo.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Habit > In-N-Out
www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a... Best burger in US? Habit Grill ranked No. 1 by USA Today | Fresno Bee
www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a... Best burger in US? Habit Grill ranked No. 1 by USA Today | Fresno Bee
Appreciate how my Apple Watch pings me with an MLS goal alert via the Apple Sports app—about 30 seconds before it happens on Apple TV. 🙃
#thefuture
#thefuture
July 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Appreciate how my Apple Watch pings me with an MLS goal alert via the Apple Sports app—about 30 seconds before it happens on Apple TV. 🙃
#thefuture
#thefuture
We once wondered what the internet was doing to our brains.
Now we can get instant answers from the LLMs. Is thinking dead?
I think generative AI can actually sharpen our thinking! I wrote about this in more detail in my latest Substack post:
open.substack.com/pub/theconte...
Now we can get instant answers from the LLMs. Is thinking dead?
I think generative AI can actually sharpen our thinking! I wrote about this in more detail in my latest Substack post:
open.substack.com/pub/theconte...
Generative AI’s Real Test: Will We Still Think for Ourselves?
It’s possible to reclaim deep focus and sound judgment in a world of instant answers and information.
open.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
We once wondered what the internet was doing to our brains.
Now we can get instant answers from the LLMs. Is thinking dead?
I think generative AI can actually sharpen our thinking! I wrote about this in more detail in my latest Substack post:
open.substack.com/pub/theconte...
Now we can get instant answers from the LLMs. Is thinking dead?
I think generative AI can actually sharpen our thinking! I wrote about this in more detail in my latest Substack post:
open.substack.com/pub/theconte...
This rules
Federal - The French Language debate will start at 6PM ET instead of 8PM, due to the Montreal Canadiens hockey game
April 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This rules
A+ work by Steve Kerr wearing a Harvard basketball shirt to the postgame news conference
April 16, 2025 at 5:20 AM
A+ work by Steve Kerr wearing a Harvard basketball shirt to the postgame news conference
Looking forward to a world without those weird contorted words that got plastered on images. Though maybe they have a future as a form of abstract art?
OpenAI starts rolling out GPT-4o-powered "Images in ChatGPT" to all tiers including free; OpenAI says it's a step change above previous image-generating models (Kylie Robison/The Verge)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
March 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Looking forward to a world without those weird contorted words that got plastered on images. Though maybe they have a future as a form of abstract art?
Reposted by Derek Walter
85-90 years ago is not a long time in the grand scheme of things. The past is still very much relevant to the present. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/u...
Rose Girone, Oldest Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113
She fled Nazi Germany in 1939 with her husband and baby only to be forced into a Jewish ghetto in Shanghai. Still, she would often say, “Aren’t we lucky?”
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
85-90 years ago is not a long time in the grand scheme of things. The past is still very much relevant to the present. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/u...
In today’s edition of East Coast bias by sports broadcasters:
-calling the University of San Francisco “San Fran” (literally no one in the Bay Area calls it that)
-Saying the upcoming Gonzaga/USF game will be “late at night” (if by late you mean 8 pm PT; not so late where the game will be played) 🤦🏻♂️
-calling the University of San Francisco “San Fran” (literally no one in the Bay Area calls it that)
-Saying the upcoming Gonzaga/USF game will be “late at night” (if by late you mean 8 pm PT; not so late where the game will be played) 🤦🏻♂️
February 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
In today’s edition of East Coast bias by sports broadcasters:
-calling the University of San Francisco “San Fran” (literally no one in the Bay Area calls it that)
-Saying the upcoming Gonzaga/USF game will be “late at night” (if by late you mean 8 pm PT; not so late where the game will be played) 🤦🏻♂️
-calling the University of San Francisco “San Fran” (literally no one in the Bay Area calls it that)
-Saying the upcoming Gonzaga/USF game will be “late at night” (if by late you mean 8 pm PT; not so late where the game will be played) 🤦🏻♂️
Most fun project on Bluesky lately - rebuilding lists from the other site. Transferring data is cool and all but sometimes a manual refresh is the best path
February 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Most fun project on Bluesky lately - rebuilding lists from the other site. Transferring data is cool and all but sometimes a manual refresh is the best path
Not so sure about this new “let’s be friendly” Starbucks initiative
February 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Not so sure about this new “let’s be friendly” Starbucks initiative
Reposted by Derek Walter
The social network Bluesky has been growing at a rapid rate ever since the 2024 US presidential election concluded. The site has added over 14 million users since the November election, pushing it to over 30 million users by Feb. 5.
Bluesky Boasts More Than 30 Million Users, Thanks to 'Twitter Quitters'
Star Wars star Mark Hamill, author Stephen King and millions of others now are Bluesky users. But the NFL is holding out for a deal.
www.cnet.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The social network Bluesky has been growing at a rapid rate ever since the 2024 US presidential election concluded. The site has added over 14 million users since the November election, pushing it to over 30 million users by Feb. 5.
Reposted by Derek Walter
I’m a little late to this rotten news. This place was a gem. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/a...
California Historical Society to Dissolve and Transfer Collections to Stanford
The society faced financial challenges that were exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Its nearly 600,000 items stretch back before the Gold Rush.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’m a little late to this rotten news. This place was a gem. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/a...