Simply Boring AI

Home
Notes
Books
About
Learning, Ten Years On
Ten years ago I learnt many things - finance, AI, computer science - by failing at them.
Nov 1 • Gary Ang (Ming)

October 2026

The Learning Stool: Fundamental, Technical and Practical
“We don’t want concepts!”
Oct 25 • Gary Ang (Ming)
Shallow, Deep, Strong and Weak AI
I seem to be drawn to what is behind the surface lately. In art, and otherwise.
Oct 18 • Gary Ang (Ming)
Reflections on the MAS AIRG
The gap between a blank page and thousands of financial institutions.
Oct 11 • Gary Ang (Ming)
The Envelope of Possibilities
"Alternatively, you wake up and you have no idea what is going to happen today, tomorrow, 6 months or a year later. Ironically, because of this…
Oct 4 • Gary Ang (Ming)

September 2026

On Bullshit Jobs and AI Safety
Bullshit jobs.
Sep 27 • Gary Ang (Ming)
Boring Habits and AI
Policy work. Rogue agents. And how they connect to boring habits from work.
Sep 20 • Gary Ang (Ming)
About one liners, pigeonholes and niches
Pick an area.
Sep 13 • Gary Ang (Ming)
The Boring Reading List for Learning AI
I get asked what to read to learn AI quite often.
Sep 9 • Gary Ang (Ming)
Being Artfully Incompetent
Art & Independent Life
Sep 6 • Gary Ang (Ming)

August 2026

AI and A Simple Life
AI will replace you.
Aug 30 • Gary Ang (Ming)
AI as a Standalone Risk
Make zero sense. A single unit owning all of it has no levers, leaves gaps, and does not scale.
Aug 25 • Gary Ang (Ming)
© 2026 Gary Ang (Ming) · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture