AI Companions, Beautiful Words & the Rise of Vibe Coding10 Things
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10 Things is a rare blend of the ten best things online that inspired us, caught our attention or made us smile. Over a decade of human curation, 365 issues in, zero filler.
This week’s 10 Things touches the pulse of the internet’s inner life - from AI companions quietly chronicling kids’ emotions, to new world models that learn like we do, to a museum that doesn’t preserve the past but performs the present. Plus some practical tips on how to become a better coder with AI.
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The Visual Culture of Women’s Sport
Following the success of the Lionesses at the Women’s Euros, the creative industry is finally treating women’s sport as a rich & complex culture worth showing up for.
Review hereitsnicethat.com (opens in a new tab)How to Write Better Code with AI
Less hype, more habit: Sajal Sharma offers a tight framework for actually using AI tools to think through your code.
Learn more heresajalsharma.com (opens in a new tab)52 Beautiful Words Worth Saving
From “susurrus” to “petrichor,” designer Thomas Moes celebrates a year of gorgeous, underused words. A small act of linguistic preservation.
Explore more words herethomasmoes.com (opens in a new tab)When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field
This oral history of computational linguistics post-GPT is funny, tragic, and slightly unhinged. A must-read for anyone tracking AI’s ripple effects.
Read more herequantamagazine.org (opens in a new tab)The Street View That Sees Feelings
This interactive from The Pudding uses AI to guess the emotional tone of neighborhoods based on Google Street View — and lets you explore cities by mood, not map.
Explore herepudding.cool (opens in a new tab)I Know When You’re Vibe Coding
A beautifully written reflection on how coding can feel - when it flows, when it stumbles, when it vibes. More poetry than tutorial.
Stop vibing, start caringalexkondov.com (opens in a new tab)GPT-5: First Impressions, Mixed Emotions
Latent Space’s in-depth review of the highly-anticipated GPT-5 doesn’t just test benchmarks but questions what we’re benchmarking for.
GPT-5 beyond the graphslatent.space (opens in a new tab)AI That Builds Entire Worlds
Google Deepmind have just launched Genie 3, a leap in world simulation. Trained on video, it generates playable, interactive environments from scratch.
Unleash the Geniedeepmind.google (opens in a new tab)Are AI Companions Listening to Our Kids?
They’re comforting, clever, and increasingly common, but AI companions may also be shaping children’s emotional memories in ways we don’t yet understand.
Learn moreuxplanet.org (opens in a new tab)When artworks could speak
Using AI, Jonathan Talmi built a “living museum” - a personal, experimental space blending performance, memory, and web design. Then it went viral. Here's his reflection.
See more heretalms.me (opens in a new tab)
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