Daily AI field notes
The signal in the AI noise
Every morning I read the day's AI noise so you don't have to, then mark up the few stories that actually change something: model launches, agents, evals, and the industry moves a leader should see coming. Drafted with the machines, filtered by a human.
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Most AI coverage is written for clicks, vendors, or hobbyists. I wanted the version I'd actually want to read before a workday: short, honest, and marked up by someone who builds with these tools.
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I read a lot so you read a little.
The issue starts with a wide scan and ends with the few stories worth your attention. The rest gets left on the floor on purpose.
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Plain English, no demo theatre.
No benchmark fog or vendor phrasing. Each story says what changed and what it might touch next, in words you can repeat in a meeting.
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Always a "so what".
Every story ends with the honest question: does this change anything for how you work, hire, build, or decide? Often the answer is no, and I'll say so.
Common questions about AI Field Notes.
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What is AI Field Notes?
A daily AI news digest covering LLM releases, AI agents, LLM evaluation, and AI industry moves. Each issue is human-reviewed by Michael Nemtsev. Every story has the facts, a short read on what it means, and a plain-language “so what” block.
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How often is it published?
Every weekday morning. One short email, roughly two minutes to read, free to subscribe. Past issues live at the digest archive with permanent dated permalinks.
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What topics does it cover?
Four core topics: AI agents news, AI model releases, LLM evaluation, and AI industry news — funding, regulation, labor, and chips.
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Who curates it?
Michael Nemtsev — Head of Cloud & AI for APAC at EPAM Systems. 25 years in tech; 14 at Microsoft leading the AI practice across Asia-Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, still in the IDE most weeks prototyping with Claude, GPT, and Gemini.
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Is it free?
Yes. Free to subscribe, free to read, delivered via Substack. One email a day, unsubscribe in one click. No ad tracking on the site itself.
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How is this different from other AI newsletters?
Most AI newsletters are either breathless hype or aggregated headlines. This one sits between analyst commentary that has never used the tech and founder pieces that sell their own: filtered from around 15 daily candidates down to the few that actually shift something, by someone who has spent 10 years building AI in production.
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