Alper Gondiken
@gondiken.bsky.social
Ex-data scientist solving agentic commerce with AI
I finally made a free substack and wrote my first article there. I'm building agents every day, so wanted to share some learnings there.
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Agents are Commoditized
Here's what I think is not commoditized
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September 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I finally made a free substack and wrote my first article there. I'm building agents every day, so wanted to share some learnings there.
alpergondiken.substack.com/p/agents-are...
alpergondiken.substack.com/p/agents-are...
This isn't sensible. Empathy is feeling the other one's consciousness and qualia, and not wanting another person to experience sth you wouldn't want to experience yourself.
If you know you're speaking to AI, there's no reason to feel empathy (not that speaking either way affects outcomes anyway).
If you know you're speaking to AI, there's no reason to feel empathy (not that speaking either way affects outcomes anyway).
like, unironically, this is why I say that how you communicate to a model is a reflection on you as a person, as dumb as that might sound at first
if you talk like this to a tuned pile of floating-point numbers that can't hit you back, this is how you'll talk to somebody who works for you
if you talk like this to a tuned pile of floating-point numbers that can't hit you back, this is how you'll talk to somebody who works for you
August 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This isn't sensible. Empathy is feeling the other one's consciousness and qualia, and not wanting another person to experience sth you wouldn't want to experience yourself.
If you know you're speaking to AI, there's no reason to feel empathy (not that speaking either way affects outcomes anyway).
If you know you're speaking to AI, there's no reason to feel empathy (not that speaking either way affects outcomes anyway).
Even Ethan Mollick has capitulated. I think GPT5 consensus is it's a disappointment.
August 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Even Ethan Mollick has capitulated. I think GPT5 consensus is it's a disappointment.
Meta's Scale AI acquisition will flop. Alexander Wang is smart at marketing himself, but not at building good products.
June 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Meta's Scale AI acquisition will flop. Alexander Wang is smart at marketing himself, but not at building good products.
Whenever you need to decide between two options and you ask Claude Sonnet:
June 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Whenever you need to decide between two options and you ask Claude Sonnet:
- March 2024: 14%
- December 2024: 49%
- May 2025: 80%
This is the speed at which AI has improved for coding.
It's not crazy to think that it'll hit 95% by the end of the year.
This would mean AI would be outperforming all software engineers in the world except a handful, by the end of 2025.
- December 2024: 49%
- May 2025: 80%
This is the speed at which AI has improved for coding.
It's not crazy to think that it'll hit 95% by the end of the year.
This would mean AI would be outperforming all software engineers in the world except a handful, by the end of 2025.
May 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
- March 2024: 14%
- December 2024: 49%
- May 2025: 80%
This is the speed at which AI has improved for coding.
It's not crazy to think that it'll hit 95% by the end of the year.
This would mean AI would be outperforming all software engineers in the world except a handful, by the end of 2025.
- December 2024: 49%
- May 2025: 80%
This is the speed at which AI has improved for coding.
It's not crazy to think that it'll hit 95% by the end of the year.
This would mean AI would be outperforming all software engineers in the world except a handful, by the end of 2025.
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this is my line: all agent work should be attributed to a human
it’s a simple rule that vastly simplifies just about any authz/authn conversation around agents
it also provides clear guidance for how an agent fits into an organization (socially speaking)
it’s a simple rule that vastly simplifies just about any authz/authn conversation around agents
it also provides clear guidance for how an agent fits into an organization (socially speaking)
I also DO like how an agent's "work" is now attributed to the dev kicking it off
As it should be!!
In the end, the dev still 100% responsible for shipping code. If they ship a regression: that was the DEV's decision. AI doesn't "decide" anything - it's a tool!
As it should be!!
In the end, the dev still 100% responsible for shipping code. If they ship a regression: that was the DEV's decision. AI doesn't "decide" anything - it's a tool!
May 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
this is my line: all agent work should be attributed to a human
it’s a simple rule that vastly simplifies just about any authz/authn conversation around agents
it also provides clear guidance for how an agent fits into an organization (socially speaking)
it’s a simple rule that vastly simplifies just about any authz/authn conversation around agents
it also provides clear guidance for how an agent fits into an organization (socially speaking)
so what are the vibes on Claude Sonnet 4?
May 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
so what are the vibes on Claude Sonnet 4?
It's pretty disheartening to see people in leadership positions to not filter or add their own voice in their AI-generated LinkedIn posts.
Not because they use AI to create posts, I do that too; but when they don't filter the clear AI signals, it looks like they are not proficient users of AI.
Not because they use AI to create posts, I do that too; but when they don't filter the clear AI signals, it looks like they are not proficient users of AI.
May 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
It's pretty disheartening to see people in leadership positions to not filter or add their own voice in their AI-generated LinkedIn posts.
Not because they use AI to create posts, I do that too; but when they don't filter the clear AI signals, it looks like they are not proficient users of AI.
Not because they use AI to create posts, I do that too; but when they don't filter the clear AI signals, it looks like they are not proficient users of AI.
If you see the usage of —, hashtags, and ending with "Curious, how do you..." posts on LinkedIn, you can be sure that they are the kind of AI slop posts that the author didn't even bother to add their own perspective at the most basic level.
May 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you see the usage of —, hashtags, and ending with "Curious, how do you..." posts on LinkedIn, you can be sure that they are the kind of AI slop posts that the author didn't even bother to add their own perspective at the most basic level.
Unpopular opinion: The "memory" feature of any agent (including the recent ChatGPT one) is extremely overrated.
Privacy concerns aside, the setup is simple, and infinite context isn't coming soon so it'll still involve a lot of "choice" of what to store.
Privacy concerns aside, the setup is simple, and infinite context isn't coming soon so it'll still involve a lot of "choice" of what to store.
April 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Unpopular opinion: The "memory" feature of any agent (including the recent ChatGPT one) is extremely overrated.
Privacy concerns aside, the setup is simple, and infinite context isn't coming soon so it'll still involve a lot of "choice" of what to store.
Privacy concerns aside, the setup is simple, and infinite context isn't coming soon so it'll still involve a lot of "choice" of what to store.
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Ok, @anthropic.com; you're up:
Gemini 2.5 Pro: $1.25/1M Tokens
GPT-4.1: $2/1M Tokens
You're still at $3/1M tokens AND with 1/8th the context limit
Chop chop.
Gemini 2.5 Pro: $1.25/1M Tokens
GPT-4.1: $2/1M Tokens
You're still at $3/1M tokens AND with 1/8th the context limit
Chop chop.
April 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ok, @anthropic.com; you're up:
Gemini 2.5 Pro: $1.25/1M Tokens
GPT-4.1: $2/1M Tokens
You're still at $3/1M tokens AND with 1/8th the context limit
Chop chop.
Gemini 2.5 Pro: $1.25/1M Tokens
GPT-4.1: $2/1M Tokens
You're still at $3/1M tokens AND with 1/8th the context limit
Chop chop.
In my LinkedIn feed:
Content managers are saying AI can't replace content managers.
Software engineers are saying AI can't replace SWEs.
Designers are saying AI can't replace designers.
Data scientists are saying AI can't replace designers.
HR are saying AI can't replace HR people.
Content managers are saying AI can't replace content managers.
Software engineers are saying AI can't replace SWEs.
Designers are saying AI can't replace designers.
Data scientists are saying AI can't replace designers.
HR are saying AI can't replace HR people.
April 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
In my LinkedIn feed:
Content managers are saying AI can't replace content managers.
Software engineers are saying AI can't replace SWEs.
Designers are saying AI can't replace designers.
Data scientists are saying AI can't replace designers.
HR are saying AI can't replace HR people.
Content managers are saying AI can't replace content managers.
Software engineers are saying AI can't replace SWEs.
Designers are saying AI can't replace designers.
Data scientists are saying AI can't replace designers.
HR are saying AI can't replace HR people.
Time-honored tradition of compiling must carry on when you're vibecoding
April 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Time-honored tradition of compiling must carry on when you're vibecoding
Reposted by Alper Gondiken
Missing MCP Tools
these should exist. if it does, point it out. if it doesn't, hey it could be a great open source project!
1/n
these should exist. if it does, point it out. if it doesn't, hey it could be a great open source project!
1/n
April 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Missing MCP Tools
these should exist. if it does, point it out. if it doesn't, hey it could be a great open source project!
1/n
these should exist. if it does, point it out. if it doesn't, hey it could be a great open source project!
1/n
Thanks to AI, there's a huge content slop in social media.
And soon, thanks to vibecoding, there'll be a huge app slop in social media.
The problem isn't AI, it's the social media.
And soon, thanks to vibecoding, there'll be a huge app slop in social media.
The problem isn't AI, it's the social media.
April 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Thanks to AI, there's a huge content slop in social media.
And soon, thanks to vibecoding, there'll be a huge app slop in social media.
The problem isn't AI, it's the social media.
And soon, thanks to vibecoding, there'll be a huge app slop in social media.
The problem isn't AI, it's the social media.
I and many others have vibecoded and built simple web apps with Claude Sonnet for a while now. But it hits a roadblock in larger codebases.
It seems like with Gemini 2.5 pro, I can build much more sophisticated apps.
Some use cases:
It seems like with Gemini 2.5 pro, I can build much more sophisticated apps.
Some use cases:
March 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I and many others have vibecoded and built simple web apps with Claude Sonnet for a while now. But it hits a roadblock in larger codebases.
It seems like with Gemini 2.5 pro, I can build much more sophisticated apps.
Some use cases:
It seems like with Gemini 2.5 pro, I can build much more sophisticated apps.
Some use cases:
Find someone who loves you as much as Claude Sonnet loves React
March 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Find someone who loves you as much as Claude Sonnet loves React
Is Glean using GPT-2 or something? I've never seen such a broken AI product.
March 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Is Glean using GPT-2 or something? I've never seen such a broken AI product.
Everyone's building memes and comic stops with Deepmind's and OpenAI's new image gen models but the implications for ecommerce and email marketing will be wild.
March 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Everyone's building memes and comic stops with Deepmind's and OpenAI's new image gen models but the implications for ecommerce and email marketing will be wild.
Reposted by Alper Gondiken
whoah a new MCP spec was published yesterday?
- OAuth
- stateless deployments
- JSON RPC batching
- comprehensive tool annotations
spec.modelcontextprotocol.io/specificatio...
- OAuth
- stateless deployments
- JSON RPC batching
- comprehensive tool annotations
spec.modelcontextprotocol.io/specificatio...
Model Context Protocol specification
spec.modelcontextprotocol.io
March 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
whoah a new MCP spec was published yesterday?
- OAuth
- stateless deployments
- JSON RPC batching
- comprehensive tool annotations
spec.modelcontextprotocol.io/specificatio...
- OAuth
- stateless deployments
- JSON RPC batching
- comprehensive tool annotations
spec.modelcontextprotocol.io/specificatio...
Reposted by Alper Gondiken
Claude web dev pro-tip:
Claude loves LOVES React, but that's cumbersome to deploy. If instead you craft a project with Preact knowledge files (you can include the entire 3KB source code) you can have Claude generate Preact-based no-build SPAs instead, hostable on github, like the solution below
Claude loves LOVES React, but that's cumbersome to deploy. If instead you craft a project with Preact knowledge files (you can include the entire 3KB source code) you can have Claude generate Preact-based no-build SPAs instead, hostable on github, like the solution below
March 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Claude web dev pro-tip:
Claude loves LOVES React, but that's cumbersome to deploy. If instead you craft a project with Preact knowledge files (you can include the entire 3KB source code) you can have Claude generate Preact-based no-build SPAs instead, hostable on github, like the solution below
Claude loves LOVES React, but that's cumbersome to deploy. If instead you craft a project with Preact knowledge files (you can include the entire 3KB source code) you can have Claude generate Preact-based no-build SPAs instead, hostable on github, like the solution below
Wild new number of use cases with the new google deepmind and OpenAI's image models.
Personalize everything.
Personalize everything.
March 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Wild new number of use cases with the new google deepmind and OpenAI's image models.
Personalize everything.
Personalize everything.