Obviously Wrong

The 9s of AI Reliability

The AI industry worships at the altar of Accuracy — but humanity answers to a more fickle, demanding god: Reliability.

Dec 23

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August 2025

The Bitter Lesson is Misunderstood

Together, the Bitter Lesson and Scaling Laws reveal that the god of Compute we worship is yoked to an even greater one — the god of Data.

Aug 13

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May 2025

dP&L/dt: The Calculus of Common Sense

A few days ago, the Economist published a story about how 2.5x as many CEOs are defunding AI initiatives, up to 42% from 17% just a year ago.

May 30

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April 2025

Prompt Engineering is the New JavaScript

Every generation, programming reinvents itself through a new abstraction layer, upending the technology ecosystem in large but predictable ways.

Apr 2

February 2025

Working Backwards & Forwards: 5 Years, 2 Cycles & 1 IPO at Opendoor

After 5 incredible years at Opendoor, today is my last day. Having shared my decision with the rest of the leadership team a few months ago, I wanted to…

Feb 17

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November 2023

In Defense of the American Dream

70 years ago, persecuted by the Pakistani military because of his religion, my father fled his ancestral village in Bangladesh and became a refugee at…

Nov 23, 2023

January 2014

The Best Leadership Advice I’ve Ever Gotten

It’s been an amazing year.

Jan 15, 2014

November 2012

Hard-Headed Idealism

Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about Vittana’s values.

Nov 11, 2012

October 2012

Stop Building Dumb Stuff

We don’t need a Facebook for dogs and we don’t need a 300th link shortener.

Oct 21, 2012