About Way Into AI
Who makes Way Into AI, why it exists, and what it is.
Way Into AI is my personal take on what's happening in AI and what to do about it. I'm Rufus Pollock.
How it started
I've been thinking about AI since 2016, and seriously since ChatGPT came out at the end of 2022. In autumn 2025 I realised I needed to get properly on top of it. I started collecting material, trying tools and writing notes, at first just for myself. Then I decided to do it in public.
This site is that open notebook. The daily log is what I'm finding, the posts are what I think, and the weekly email is the edit: the few things that mattered, and one thing worth trying.
What it is
- Personal and opinionated. It's my selection and my take. Sometimes colleagues from Life Itself and Datopian contribute, and they get credited when they do.
- From practice. I use these tools every day, especially coding agents, and write about what actually works.
- Both sides. Using AI and understanding what it's changing: work, power, policy and safety.
What it isn't
Not neutral news, not comprehensive, not a firehose, and never sponsored.
About me
I founded Datopian and co-founded Life Itself, and earlier I founded the Open Knowledge Foundation. More on my profile and personal site.
This might grow into something bigger than one person. For now, it's me.