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Flip The Tortoise is a newsletter about AI in culture, creative and advertising.

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Mathew Growden

Why Is My Fitbit Judging Me?

I just want to track my steps and sleep score. Fitbit, keep your opinions to yourself.

Mathew Growden

Artificial Intelligence

May 15, 2026

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3 min read

The Unknown Unknowns

Do we know what we are doing?

Mathew Growden

Artificial Intelligence

Apr 24, 2026

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4 min read

Setec Astronomy

Too Many Secrets

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Win a Mathematical Olympiad But Can’t Tell Time

Apr 17, 2026

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2 min read

AI Can Win a Mathematical Olympiad But Can’t Tell Time

We all have access to tools with genius level knowledge with the aptitude of a high school level intern.

Mathew Growden

Artificial Intelligence

Mar 27, 2026

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8 min read

Signifying Nothing

What if everything we know about AI is wrong.

Mathew Growden

Artificial Intelligence

Mar 20, 2026

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8 min read

One Million Points Of Light

Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived.

Mathew Growden

Artificial Intelligence

Mar 13, 2026

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7 min read

Today, I’m Overwhelmed

I actually don’t know where to start.

Mathew Growden

Artificial Intelligence

Mar 6, 2026

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10 min read

Operation Epic Prompting

What prompt does one use to start a war?

Mathew Growden

Artificial Intelligence

Feb 27, 2026

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7 min read

Common Business-Oriented Language

COBOL runs huge swaths of the world's finance, military and transportation systems and each year fewer and fewer people know how to code it.

Mathew Growden

Archive

Why Is My Fitbit Judging Me?

The Unknown Unknowns

Setec Astronomy

AI Can Win a Mathematical Olympiad But Can’t Tell Time

Signifying Nothing

One Million Points Of Light

Today, I’m Overwhelmed

Operation Epic Prompting

Common Business-Oriented Language

Flip The Tortoise