Andrew Tam

Pursuing a CAREER in the arts — any art, pick the art — takes a certain amount of delusion. Not as a hobby. Not for fun. But in the pursuit of an all-the-chips-in career. And I don't mean delusion in a derogatory manner. In this sense, it's a skill.

i think a lot about how user interfaces simply help us understand what the computer is doing now, the computers can understand us

when people build anything, they want want to be unique so they default to reinventing the wheel for everything for no reason. the best founders & product people don’t do this—they change one variable. they solve one hard problem. that’s it. for everything else use existing

My most hippy belief I think is true is that changing your vocabulary changes how you perceive reality. You're just prompt engineering your brain all day. Try shuffling out these 5 words: 1. Decision --> Experiment 2. Problem --> Puzzle 3. Relax --> Energise 4. Failure -->

there is a lack of visionary product thinking in AI. tons of innovation in models - but most products today automate existing flows (hence so many "cursor for..." companies) with few truly novel end products. yes, apps can be built faster - but they're the same apps (perhaps slightly worse) as before AI. meanwhile... See more

This is the future of UI. I built an AI chat that transforms itself as you talk. Words shape not just the conversation, but the entire interface and tone. Want a new look? Dark mode? Windows 98? Ask, and watch the UI... See more