Summer 2026 Hot Takes

<p>This week, Dan and Nik make some hot takes on news that has come out this summer.<br /><br />Everyone's work is starting to look the same: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://marieclairedean.substack.com/p/everyones-work-is-starting-to-look" target="_blank">https://marieclairedean.substack.com/p/everyones-work-is-starting-to-look</a><br /><br />LLMs reward expertise: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.seangoedecke.com/llms-reward-expertise/" target="_blank">https://www.seangoedecke.com/llms-reward-expertise/</a><br /><br />A Properties Panel and Annotations, Now in Figma Make: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.figma.com/blog/properties-panel-and-annotations-now-in-figma-make/" target="_blank">https://www.figma.com/blog/properties-panel-and-annotations-now-in-figma-make/</a><br /><br />Unpacking ChatGPT Work: the Agent for a Billion Users: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.latent.space/p/unpacking-chatgpt-work" target="_blank">https://www.latent.space/p/unpacking-chatgpt-work</a><br /><br />Agent Behavior (<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://agentbehavior.dev" target="_blank">agentbehavior.dev</a>)<br /><br />Measuring the UX of AI: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://measuringu.com/measuring-the-ux-of-ai/" target="_blank">https://measuringu.com/measuring-the-ux-of-ai/</a><br /><br />Type designers have created a free font that "poisons" AI: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.creativebloq.com/design/fonts-typography/type-designers-have-created-a-free-font-that-poisons-ai" target="_blank">https://www.creativebloq.com/design/fonts-typography/type-designers-have-created-a-free-font-that-poisons-ai</a><br /><br />LinkedIn's new anti-slop button is coming to every platform: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91584892/linkedins-new-anti-slop-button-is-coming-to-every-platform" target="_blank">https://www.fastcompany.com/91584892/linkedins-new-anti-slop-button-is-coming-to-every-platform</a><br /><br />How writers are reacting to Substack’s AI transparency tools: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://on.substack.com/p/how-writers-are-reacting-to-substacks" target="_blank">https://on.substack.com/p/how-writers-are-reacting-to-substacks</a><br /></p>