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Sep 12, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Ben Patterson

    I got ChatGPT to stop its annoying follow-up questions with one prompt (opens the original)

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    Once upon a time, ChatGPT seemed to end every response with “Want me to…” follow-up questions, suggesting there was just one more thing it could do to make its reply complete. Of course, taking ChatGPT up on its offer would inevitably lead to another “Want me to…” pitch, making them feel like transparent ploys to extend ChatGPT conversations. Eventually, ChatGPT changed its tune. It dialed down the “Want me to…” questions while dialing up “If you like…” teases instead (e.g., “If you like, I coul

  2. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Ben Patterson

    Claude Fable 5.1 sometimes guesses rather than searches. Here's the fix (opens the original)

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    If you’re an experienced Claude user, here’s a phrase you know all too well: “Let me check rather than guess.” It’s one of those little Claude-isms that pops up every so often in Claude Code and other Claude platforms, right up there with “One thing worth flagging” and “Here’s the honest version.” In this context, “Let me check rather than guess” is Claude’s way of saying it’s about to kick off a web search rather than relying on its native memory, which has a cutoff date that can be weeks or ev

  3. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Ben Patterson

    AI agents don’t need better prompts. They need better goals (opens the original)

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    AI chatbots? So 2025. Right now, it’s all about AI agents, and we just got another one, this time from Facebook parent Meta. Meta Muse is the name of Meta’s new, cloud-based AI agent, and like Gemini Spark, ChatGPT Work, and Claude Cowork, Meta Muse doesn’t just sit in a chatbox. Instead, it’s designed to go out in the world and do things on your behalf. So … do what, exactly? Check out the “Ideas” section in Muse (you can sign in using your Meta account, and you’ll get free access within certai

  4. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Ben Patterson

    Will Siri Recap make the Apple Watch creepy? Privacy experts weigh in (opens the original)

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    I’ve always thought of the Apple Watch as one of the friendliest and most helpful Apple devices, sitting on your wrist with a colorful watch face, telling the time, nudging you to get off your tush, gently tapping you (or not) with text alerts, and even sounding the alarm if it detects anything amiss with your heartbeat. But a new Siri AI feature, announced earlier this week during Apple’s fall hardware event, could land unsuspecting Apple Watch users who enable the option into the middle of a h

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