Priors is a newsletter for founders who want clear, skeptical takes on AI research — not hype, not vendor marketing.
Every week, a new paper or result gets dressed up as the thing that changes everything. Most of it won’t. Research is a bet on the future with a low base rate of paying off, and the gap between “beat a benchmark” and “changes what you build” is wide, dark, and full of caveats. Our job is to stand in that gap and report back honestly.
So we read the work, strip out the noise, and translate it into the only language that matters to an operator: what it means for your product, your costs, and your moat. We separate what a result actually showed from what’s being hyped around it — and we’re not afraid to write “this probably won’t work,” and tell you why.
The promise is simple. A hyped hook to get your attention, a cold read to earn your trust, and a clear signal you can act on — or safely ignore. No empty superlatives. No “this changes everything.” Just calibrated judgment about what’s worth your attention and what isn’t.
If you’re building in AI and tired of sorting the signal from the hype yourself, Priors is for you.