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Our free learning resources series keeps growing. So far, we've put together your free AI learning library, a YouTube toolkit, a tour of Reddit's best AI communities, and a podcast playlist for your commute. Now it's time for the one that comes straight to you: newsletters.
A good newsletter does the hard part for you. Someone in the know reads everything, picks out what matters, and drops it in your inbox. The catch? Subscribe to too many and your inbox turns into a to-do list you'll never finish.
So this time, we've sorted our picks by how much reading time you have, whether that’s a quick daily read, a weekly catch-up, or an entire Sunday afternoon dedicated to literary exploration.
Quick daily reads (5 minutes or less)
Short on time? These land in your inbox every weekday and take less time to read than your morning coffee takes to cool down. Perfect for staying in the loop without falling down a rabbit hole.
The Rundown AI
The biggest AI newsletter out there, with more than 2 million readers, and for good reason. Every weekday, it rounds up the AI news that matters, explains why it matters, and shows you how to use it, all in about five minutes. If you only subscribe to one daily, make it this one.
Superhuman AI
Three minutes. That’s all this one asks of you. Superhuman AI covers the day’s AI news and trends, but its real strength is the practical stuff: every issue ends with a handful of tools and tips you can try that same day. (Fun fact: it has nothing to do with the Superhuman email app, despite the shared name.)
Your weekly catch-up
These are the ones to look forward to. They show up once or twice a week, take 10 to 15 minutes to fully appreciate, and leave you understanding the week a little better than the headlines alone.
Import AI
Written by Jack Clark, a co-founder of Anthropic and former policy director at OpenAI, Import AI has been rounding up the most interesting AI research every week since 2016. It’s thoughtful, a little dense, and full of personality: every issue ends with a short piece of AI-themed science fiction that Jack writes himself.
Understanding AI
If you’ve ever nodded along to an AI explainer without really getting it, this one’s for you. Former Washington Post reporter Timothy B. Lee explains how AI actually works in plain English, no computer science degree required.
Simon Willison’s Newsletter
Simon tries new AI tools almost as soon as they’re released and writes up exactly what worked, what didn’t, and what surprised him. It leans technical, but it’s one of the most honest, hands-on looks at what today’s AI can really do.
Work3 – The Future of Work
Curious about where AI could take your career? Matteo Cellini and Andy Spence cover the trends reshaping work, with a regular look at the brand-new jobs AI is creating. It’s a great way to spot opportunities before they go mainstream.
Exponential View
Azeem Azhar has been thinking about AI and society for over a decade, and his weekly newsletter is curious, big-picture, and refreshingly constructive. He takes the challenges seriously, but always comes back to what we can actually do about them.
Long reads worth saving for later
These don’t arrive often, but when they do, they’re worth your full attention. Save them for a quiet Sunday morning, a long train ride, or whenever you’re in the mood to really dig in.
One Useful Thing
Wharton professor Ethan Mollick writes about what AI means for the way we work, backed by real research and plenty of hands-on testing. True to the name, every post leaves you with something you can actually use. He also writes every post himself and only asks AI for feedback once his draft is finished.
Interconnects
Ever wondered what happens to your feedback after you submit an AI training task? Nathan Lambert literally wrote the book on RLHF (reinforcement learning from human feedback), and his newsletter digs into how today’s models are really trained. It’s technical, but no one explains this side of AI better.
AI as Normal Technology
From Princeton computer scientists Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor (formerly the team behind AI Snake Oil), this newsletter offers a calm, research-based look at how AI is really changing society. When the headlines get loud, this is the one that helps you think clearly.
Honorable mention: The Drift
Did you know we have a newsletter? It’s a roundup of the month’s best blog posts, high-priority opportunities, and announcements. It may be a quick read, but every link will send you down a rabbit hole of discovery.
Build your starter stack
Don’t subscribe to all ten at once (your inbox will thank you). Instead, pick the stack that sounds most like you, give it a few weeks, and adjust from there.
Keep your inbox happy
A few small habits make all the difference between newsletters you love and newsletters you ignore.
Start small: Two or three newsletters you actually read beat ten you don’t.
Give them a home: Set up a folder or filter so newsletters don’t bury your other emails.
Save long reads for later: Pick a regular time, like Sunday morning, to enjoy the deeper ones properly.
Unsubscribe without guilt: If one isn’t working for you, let it go. There’s always another great read out there.
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